Object details
Object number
ARC.001490
Creator(s)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(Hamburg, Germany, 1809 - 1847, Leipzig, Germany)
Title
Letter to Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn from Leipzig, Germany
Date
26 February 1839
Medium
Ink on paper with wax seal
Language
German
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marked in pencil (upper left corner): 6 / 1
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Autograph Sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $122 on 26 April 1890, lot 499.
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
Yellow Room
Case
Musicians Case
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