BIB_ID
398513
Accession number
MA 2691.97
Creator
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1533-1597.
Display Date
1573 September 7.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 32.7 x 22.7 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Pen trail in the address panel.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Pen trail in the address panel.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Three mounts and a fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (similar to Briquet, 11935).
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Telling Count Federico da Montevecchio that the Duchess of Urbino, Lucrezia d'Este, is sending the bearer of this letter to talk with him regading a matter of her interest; thanking him for finding out the truth and telling him that everything he will do will be gladly accepted by himself too.
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