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Autograph letter signed : [Italy], to [Joan Severn], undated, [late 1880s?].

BIB_ID
285406
Accession number
MA 7362.148
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
undated, [late 1880s?].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 9.9 x 15.5 cm
Notes
Signed "Ever yours with love, Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt. This stationery was used by Alexander in letters dated 1885-1890.
This folktale is apparently unpublished in Alexander's work.
First page(s) of this letter are missing.
Part of a large collection of letters primarily from Francesca Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Summary
Relating a folktale told to Alexander by Polissena, concerning the baby Jesus being suckled by a young unmarried woman.