BIB_ID
285647
Accession number
MA 7362.137
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1904 Dec. 26.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Alexander's failing eyesight impeded her letter writing, and most of this letter is written in another hand, with Alexander penning only the final paragraph and her signature.
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 Sorella Francesca."
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 Sorella Francesca."
Summary
Discussing Christmas, and thanking Severn for her friendship, which "becomes more & more precious to [the Alexanders] as time goes on & as so many other ties are broken." Expressing interest "to hear about the publication of [her] Fratello's (John Ruskin) letters."
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