BIB_ID
398791
Accession number
MA 2691.182
Creator
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1610-1658.
Display Date
1637 September 1.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.9 x 20.5 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Part of the recipient's name is cut.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco I d'Este; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Watermark: coat of arms containing an eagle.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Part of the recipient's name is cut.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco I d'Este; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Watermark: coat of arms containing an eagle.
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
Upon remembering the service that Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio rendered to his uncle, Cardinal Alessandro d'Este, and his friendly feelings towards his house, accepting his son as one of his own pages; wishing to have the opportunity to show him his devotion and affection and wishing him health.
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