BIB_ID
285308
Accession number
MA 7362.48
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1889 Mar. 30.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 15.6 x 9.9 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 "Yours in love and much trouble Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "Yours in love and much trouble Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Discussing the "sudden blow" received by Alexander on the news from Severn that health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin has suddenly declined. Lamenting that "the dark cloud" has descended "almost heavier than ever." Mentioning that doctors in Italy "say that, in these illnesses, violence is always a hopeful sign, and usually precedes recovery."
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