BIB_ID
285674
Accession number
MA 7362.151
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
undated [1890s].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 21 cm
Notes
Letter is undated, but pencilled in the upper left corner of the recto is "[1890s]" in Viljoen's hand.
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 friend and Sorella Francesca."
This letter was probably written in late January or early February (Ruskin's birthday is 8 February) from Florence, where the Alexanders traditionally spent their winters.
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 friend and Sorella Francesca."
This letter was probably written in late January or early February (Ruskin's birthday is 8 February) from Florence, where the Alexanders traditionally spent their winters.
Summary
Noting the "temendous cold of January" has prevented Alexander from sending flowers for Ruskin's birthday, and expressing sadness beacuse "that seems to be the last little thing [she] can do for [her] poor Fratello." Asking Severn to remember her to Ruskin, "if by any chance he remembers" Alexander.
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