BIB_ID
285938
Accession number
MA 7363.45
Creator
Swett, Lucia Gray.
Display Date
1890 Feb. 14.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (6 p.) ; 9.9 x 15.7 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 "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (marked Firenze) addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, Inghilterra; back flap has "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Signed "Your devoted Mammina."
Written on stationery with "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt. Envelope with postmarks (marked Firenze) addressed to Mrs. Arthur Severn, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, Inghilterra; back flap has "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Noting that John Ruskin's "mental clouds are melting away," and discussing Severn's health. Describing a ceremony and mentioning Letizia and Francesca's health.
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