BIB_ID
285434
Accession number
MA 7362.64
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1890 Jan. 23.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 10 x 15.7 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 Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "Your affectionate Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Concerning the improving mental health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, and discussing flowers. Mentioning that Alexander will write to Ruskin "before long," noting that Alexander likes to have Severn read and censor Alexander's letters before Ruskin has them, "now that he is not quite well."
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