BIB_ID
398785
Accession number
MA 2691.177
Creator
Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1634-1662.
Display Date
1655 December 26.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29 x 21.4 cm
Notes
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: three stacked circles with symbols inside including: initials "BV" and a cross, with a crown on top.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: three stacked circles with symbols inside including: initials "BV" and a cross, with a crown on top.
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
Responding to his recipient's wish of happiness by saying that he will correspond his kindness by offering his service and imploring Heaven to grant him prosperity.
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