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Letter signed : Modena, to an unidentified recipient, 1689 December 29.

BIB_ID
399215
Accession number
MA 2691.224
Creator
Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1655-1737.
Display Date
1689 December 29.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 26.7 x 20.4 cm
Notes
Address panel has been removed.
Partial embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Rinaldo d'Este (1655-1737); original paper seal with wax.
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, two crowns on top, and intials C, B, and V at the bottom.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Thanking his recipient for the wishes sent during the Christmas holidays and reciprocating them by expressing his desire of happiness and joy for him.