BIB_ID
285713
Accession number
MA 7362.164
Creator
Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917.
Display Date
1890 Jan. 17.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 10 x 15.7 cm
Notes
Signed "Your happy and thankful Sorella."
Written on stationery with "Francesca" 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.
Written on stationery with "Francesca" 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.
Summary
Expressing great happiness at John Ruskin's improved health, and discussing some anemones that Alexander recently sent to Ruskin, noting that spring is "not very far off." Also mentioning Polissena, and hoping that Ruskin's health will continue to improve so that they may "have longer letters soon."
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