BIB_ID
285321
Accession number
MA 7362.51
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1889 Apr. 22.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 15.5 x 10.1 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 Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "your affectionate Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Concerning the improving health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, noting that "the intervals of being quite himself, seem to grow longer, and come oftener," and trusting that "the dark hours will grow less and less, and soon appear no more." Also discussing a shipment of flower roots from Alexander to Severn.
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