BIB_ID
285676
Accession number
MA 7362.152
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
undated [1890s].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 15.7 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 Sorella Francesca."
Written on stationery with "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
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 "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Referencing the health of Alexander's "Fratello," John Ruskin, and thanking Severn for the "precious message" from him, hoping that "at last [their] prayers begin to be answered."
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