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Castle - Governor's House, from the Inner Court

Castle - Governor's House, from the Inner Court

(English, 1816–1894)
Medium/TechniqueStereocard, albumen prints mounted to card stock
Credit LineEdward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number65.3491
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ClassificationsPhotographs
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InscriptionsVerso, in ink: " Butler [Samuel Butler, 1612-1680] was 17 years Governor of Ludlow Castle. Here he wrote Hudibras [1663]. Milton's Comus was played in the great hall, being written for the purpose."
ProvenanceOliver Wendell Holmes (b. 1809 – d. 1894), Boston; by descent to his grandson, Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 – d. 1950), Boston; 1950, bequeathed by Edward Jackson Holmes to his widow, Mary Stacy Beaman Holmes (b. 1875 – d. 1964), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 22, 2015)