{"admin":{"added":1697133626000,"created":1697105690000,"flag":"Standard Record","id":"object-110009960","indexed":1747159484861,"modified":1722962325000,"processed":1747159409017,"source":"adlib","stream":"fitz-online","uid":"adlib-object-110009960","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009960","uuid":"28f3e143-4b91-3377-b2b2-7346105bf53b","version":3},"agents":[{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-29619","uid":"adlib-agent-29619","uuid":"ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3"},"summary_title":"Constable, John"},{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-82139","uid":"adlib-agent-82139","uuid":"5787a108-be4d-3fcb-adb7-368ca6d4dc85"},"summary_title":"Lucas, David"},{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-16648","uid":"adlib-agent-16648","uuid":"48f07f27-338f-355f-8815-ee3a0d13c2c4"},"summary_title":"Bowyer, Robert"}],"content":{"description":[{"type":"content description","value":"This is an letter from John Constable to David Lucas, postmarked 22 November 1831. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Beckett (page 359). A pencil inscription on the top left corner reads 'Not in Shirley \/ MS3-1951'. Alongside the letter, the envelope also includes a typescript transcript, prepared by former Museum staff.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\n---\nMr David Lucas\nCorner of Hermatage Street\n57               Harrow Road\n\n                                                                                                    Charlotte St\n                                                                                                           Monday\n                                                                                                               Evng\nDear Lucas\n                  I am much disappointed on coming down this afternoon to find no ''prints'' of the 4th No. I sent for Sparrow to know if he had received them & he has not - & he says he cannot let me have either the ''India'' or the proof - till you send him the prints as it is so much easier to put them all up together - as this is vexatious [do?] dear Lucas send the 10 copies of the prints of the 4 No - to Sparrows' office - as soon as may be - for I am annoyed - I lay all at the door of the old Bowman* - & only for both our sakes - with a bow string round his neck--\nI have given up all Idea of letting this house at any rate.\n     pray send these soon tomorrow - for this is vexing for it delays the whole.\n                                                                                                    Yours truly\n                                                                                                John Constable\n\n---\n\n*Beckett identifies this as a pun on Bowyer."}]},"identifier":[{"accession_number":"Constable\/EL\/1\/8\/MS3-1951","primary":true,"type":"accession number","value":"Constable\/EL\/1\/8\/MS3-1951"},{"priref":"110009960","type":"priref","value":"110009960"},{"type":"uri","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009960","value":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009960"}],"institutions":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-149638","uid":"adlib-agent-149638","uuid":"7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8"},"summary_title":"The Fitzwilliam Museum"}],"lifecycle":{"creation":[{"maker":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-29619","uid":"adlib-agent-29619","uuid":"ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3"},"summary_title":"Constable, John"}]}]},"measurements":{"dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","units":"mm","value":"230"},{"dimension":"Width","units":"mm","value":"190"}]},"summary_title":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas","title":[{"value":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas"}],"type":{"base":"object","type":"OBJECT"}}