BIB_ID
285458
Accession number
MA 7362.73
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1890 Apr. [17-]18.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 10 x 15.5 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.
Probably written over two days (Alexander notes that she "began this note yesterday" (i.e. 17 April)); completed and dated on 18 April.
Signed "Your affectionate and grateful Sorella Francesca."
The museum referenced is probably the museum founded by the Guild of St. George in Sheffield. Originally located in a cottage in the Walkley district of Sheffield, the collection moved to a house provided by Sheffield corporation at Meersbrook Park in 1890.
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Probably written over two days (Alexander notes that she "began this note yesterday" (i.e. 17 April)); completed and dated on 18 April.
Signed "Your affectionate and grateful Sorella Francesca."
The museum referenced is probably the museum founded by the Guild of St. George in Sheffield. Originally located in a cottage in the Walkley district of Sheffield, the collection moved to a house provided by Sheffield corporation at Meersbrook Park in 1890.
Written on stationery with "Francesca" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Discussing flowers and gardening. Also mentioning the declining health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, but noting that "he has been much worse than this, sometimes, and has recovered." Also discussing Severn's visit "to Sheffield for the opening of the Museum."
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