Object details
Object number
ARC.007361
Creator(s)
Alfred Tennyson
(Somersby, 1809 - 1892, Haslemere)
Title
Letter to Richard Henry Horne from the Farrington, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Date
6 November 1875
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Stationery printed: Farrington / Freshwater / Isle of Wight
Dated in pencil on envelope (recto, upper left): 1875
Inscribed in pencil on envelope (recto, lower left): Tennyson / Nov 6 /75
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $8.50 on 26 April 1890, lot 823.
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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