Record ID:
285144
Accession number:
MA 2878.45
Credit:
Gift of John Hay Whitney, 1971.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; 17.9 cm
Notes:
Includes a sketch of a decorative border for Sylvie's sleeve.
Formerly labeled incorrectly as part 2 of the letter dated 1889 Oct. 3.
Part of a collection of 70 letters from Lewis Carroll to Harry Furniss; the letters are described individually (MA 2878.1-70).
Summary:
Describing changes he would like Furniss to make to the frontispiece, including drawing Sylvie's dress look more like a frock and less like a chemise, making her shoes more distinct, and giving Bruno a mouth that does not make him look "as if he were making faces, after taking medicine."
Provenance:
Purchased by John Hay Whitney at the Lois C. Levison sale (American Art Association, New York, 12-13 May 1930).
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