BIB_ID
285930
Accession number
MA 7363.42
Creator
Swett, Lucia Gray.
Display Date
1890 Jan. 19.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (6 p.) ; 10 x 15.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Lucia Gray Swett Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Signed "your devoted Mammina."
Written on stationery with "Ciao" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (marked Firenze) addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, Inghilterra; back flap has "Ciao" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "your devoted Mammina."
Written on stationery with "Ciao" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (marked Firenze) addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, Inghilterra; back flap has "Ciao" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Discussing Severn's children and the "wonderful improvement" in the health of her "D.P.," John Ruskin. Thanking Severn for dispelling "that strange delusion that [the Alexanders] should not be delighted with a message from him." Discussing acquaintances, including Costanza, Letizia, and mentioning letters received from Ruskin's god-daughter Miss Oldham and Mr. Allen.
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