BIB_ID
285684
Accession number
MA 7362.157
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
undated [1900 or 1907] March 15.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 17.9 cm
Notes
Signed "Your affectionate Sorella Francesca."
Alexander's thanks are probably in reference to proceeds from the sale of her The Story of Ida, first published in 1883.
The year is not noted in Alexander's date, but it was certainly written after John Ruskin's death, 20 January 1900. In a related letter (MA 7362.158) dated 20 March, Alexander mentions Tuesday, 27 March (27 March occured on a Tuesday in 1900 and 1907). In letters (MA 7362.133 and MA 7362.136) dated 26 November 1903 and 17 November 1904, respectively, Alexander references the Severn's trip to Italy.
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.
Alexander's thanks are probably in reference to proceeds from the sale of her The Story of Ida, first published in 1883.
The year is not noted in Alexander's date, but it was certainly written after John Ruskin's death, 20 January 1900. In a related letter (MA 7362.158) dated 20 March, Alexander mentions Tuesday, 27 March (27 March occured on a Tuesday in 1900 and 1907). In letters (MA 7362.133 and MA 7362.136) dated 26 November 1903 and 17 November 1904, respectively, Alexander references the Severn's trip to Italy.
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.
Summary
Concerning the Severn's upcoming visit to Florence. Describing in detail potential accomodations, urging them not to stay in a certain hotel, "as it is rather too near a certain convenience which [the Alexanders] think better to have at a distance." Thanking Severn for "saying that [Alexander is] still to receive for "Ida" what [she] did in [her] dear Fratello's lifetime."
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