BIB_ID
285655
Accession number
MA 7362.141
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
undated [1886 July].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.1 cm
Notes
Signed "Ever your affectionate Sorella Francesca."
Letter is undated, but is on stationery used in letters dated July 1886. In letters dated July 1886 and written from Abetone (including MA 7362.11, 12, 15, 26), Alexander complains about her poor eyesight and practices "blind writing," as in this letter.
Part of a large collection of letters primarily from Francesca Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Letter is undated, but is on stationery used in letters dated July 1886. In letters dated July 1886 and written from Abetone (including MA 7362.11, 12, 15, 26), Alexander complains about her poor eyesight and practices "blind writing," as in this letter.
Part of a large collection of letters primarily from Francesca Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Summary
Concerning the poor health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, thankful that "his strength does not fail," and noting that it is "a fearful time" for Severn. Also mentioning Alexander's poor eyesight and apologizing for her "blind writing."
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