BIB_ID
398650
Accession number
MA 2691.112
Creator
Gonzaga, Giovanni Luigi, Marquis of S. Polo, active 17th century.
Display Date
1658 February 7.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 28.3 x 19.7 cm
Notes
Addressed to possibly an accountant.
Watermark: lamb inscribed in a quatrefoil (Agnus Dei, Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 56).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Watermark: lamb inscribed in a quatrefoil (Agnus Dei, Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 56).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Writing to his recipient that he decided to send the four horses from the Moors, along with the coachman who trained them and a boy, so that he can prepare their sale and they can be inspected; reminding him to take care of the horses and men's food; discussing the price of the horses, which should bring a good price, even though eevrything depends on the presence of other offers; also talking about payments and monetary transaction with the Jews Lazaro and Leon da Dorsa, to whom his recipient needs to pay 200 scudi on account of the Jews Monferrini of Mantua; also giving instruction on the currency to use and on how to receive money from Zanaglia.
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