BIB_ID
285540
Accession number
MA 7362.96
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1890 Dec. 11.
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 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 slowly improving health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, mentioning that Alexander "sometimes feel[s] quite down-hearted and discouraged about" Ruskin, noting that once he is well, "it will be worth all the waiting and all the anxiety." Also discussing flower seeds, noting that Letizia Rasponi's daughter-in-law sent Alexander some from Switzerland, which Alexander will share with Severn. With a postscript discussing the photographs of Alexander's unpublished work held by Ruskin and Severn.
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