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Autograph letter signed : [Florence], to "Dear Joanie" [Joan Severn], 1891Feb. 25.

BIB_ID
285575
Accession number
MA 7362.105
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1891Feb. 25.
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.
Summary
Concerning the health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, hoping that "the spring ... will bring a great change for the better," since, as Severn "seem[s] to think, [Ruskin's] ups and downs depend much on the weather." Describing the improved health of Alexander's "Mammina," Lucia Gray Swett Alexander and discussing flowers. Also mentioning a visit from Anna Lloyd, "who took the Roadside songs to England," and payment for the photographs (of Alexander's work) sent by Mr. Allen.