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Letter signed : Modena, to Antonio, 1692 July 19.

BIB_ID
398762
Accession number
MA 2691.158
Creator
Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1660-1694.
Display Date
1692 July 19.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.8 x 21.3 cm
Notes
Addressed to Count Antonio Martinozzi.
Address panel has been removed.
Count's congratulations to Margherita Maria Farnese upon her wedding with Francesco II d'Este are referred to in MA 2691.174.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco II d'Este; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: coat of arms with six balls inside, a crown on top, and initials C, B, and V at the bottom.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Thanking Count Antonio Martinozzi for his king affection demonstrated upon his marriage with Margherita Maria Farnese and expressing his renewed gratitude; promising him a prompt correspondence in each occasion.