BIB_ID
398667
Accession number
MA 2691.123
Creator
Della Rovere, Francesco Maria, duca d'Urbino, 1548-1631.
Display Date
1610 May 5.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 26.5 x 20.6 cm
Notes
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of Francesco Maria II della Rovere; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of Francesco Maria II della Rovere; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: tree inscribed in an oval and a crown on top (similar to Briquet, 772).
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Saying to his recipient that his young age is the reason why he is not aware of his and his ancestors' merits, but that he wants to know more; alos telling him that he will write to Commendator Marcolini to do in his name what his recipient has wished him to do, namely to be the god-parent to his infant son.
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