BIB_ID
285237
Accession number
MA 7362.32
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1887 Sept. 9.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 15.6 x 10 cm + envelope
Notes
For more on Polissena, see Alexander's Christ's Folk in the Apennine.
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 Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks, addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Coniston, Lancashire, England, Inghilterra; back flap also has "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
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 Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks, addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Coniston, Lancashire, England, Inghilterra; back flap also has "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Concerning the health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, and expressing pleasure that Ruskin has sent "some new pages" of his Praeterita to Severn. Also discussing Severn's family, relating an anecdote about Polissena, and mentioning Alexander's travels to Bassano.
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