BIB_ID
399231
Accession number
MA 2691.241
Creator
Este, Alessandro d', 1568-1624.
Display Date
1624 January 3.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 27.5 x 20.5 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to possibly Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Address panel has been removed.
On paper seal later hand dockets the documents as written by Cardinal Alessandro d'Este in his own handwriting (see MA 2691.239 and 240).
Embossed seal, some visible elements of a cardinal coat of arms; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to possibly Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Address panel has been removed.
On paper seal later hand dockets the documents as written by Cardinal Alessandro d'Este in his own handwriting (see MA 2691.239 and 240).
Embossed seal, some visible elements of a cardinal coat of arms; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: bird inscribed in a circle (Briquet 12211).
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Saying to his recipient that his letter regarding the testament of a friend was not news to him since he had just discovered it that very same day, but that he appreciates his confirmation; also mentioning a certain person whom he could assist in making a decision which would amount to a good work and a great service to this poor gentleman at his age and present state; finally, commending him for not having signed the letter.
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