Object details

Object number

ARC.003026

Creator(s)

Edward Cheney (Shropshire, 1803 - 1884, Shropshire)

Title

Letter to Charles Eliot Norton from Casa Della Vida

Date

22 May 1871

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Provenance

Enclosed in Edward Cheney's book Remarks on the Illuminated Official Manuscripts of the Venetian Republic (2.d.1.2).
Acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the scholar and critic Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908) with the book probably about 1908.

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

Dante Case

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