BIB_ID
285201
Accession number
MA 7362.23
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1887 July 9.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 15.4 x 10 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters primarily from Francesca Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Signed "Your affectionate Cugina Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "Your affectionate Cugina Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Thanking Severn for a portrait of her daughter Violet. Discussing Alexander's anxiety over the mental health of her "Fratello," John Ruskin, and asking Severn if Ruskin has suffered from delusions before. Alexander goes on to say that if he had indeed suffered delusions before, she "could feel more hopeful."
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