Object details
Object number
ARC.001902
Creator(s)
Benjamin Franklin
(Boston, 1706 - 1790, Philadelphia)
Title
Letter to William Strahan from New York
Date
2 July 1756
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marked in pencil (upper left corner): C1-1
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auction house Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $15 on 26 April 1890.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Presidents And Statesmen Case
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