BIB_ID
285323
Accession number
MA 7362.54
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1889 June 25.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 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 and most grateful Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "Your affectionate and most grateful Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Concerning the improving health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, and mentioning their holiday to the seashore. Discussing Alexander's poor eyesight and recent visit to an oculist. Also discussing Mr. Norton, noting that Alexander "never heard that he boasted of his infidelity; but [that she had] heard that he taught infidel doctrines to his scholars," and asking Severn not to repeat anything about Mr. Norton.
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