Object details
Object number
ARC.007333
Creator(s)
Thomas Carlyle
(Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795 - 1881, London)
Title
Letter to Anna Jameson from Chelsea
Date
12 October 1838
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper left corner): Carlyle
Inscribed in pencil (verso, lower right corner): and
Marked in pencil (verso, lower center): 70
Provenance
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $10.50 on 19 April 1890, lot 2677.
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
Contemporary Authors Case
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