BIB_ID
285436
Accession number
MA 7362.65
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1890 Feb. 3.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 cm + envelope
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 "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (first marked Firenze), addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, England, Inghilterra; back flap also has "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "your affectionate Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (first marked Firenze), addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, England, Inghilterra; back flap also has "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Enclosing a birthday note for Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, and asking Severn to "give [it to] him or not, as [Severn] thinks best."
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