BIB_ID
307415
Accession number
MA 3881.1-55
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1854-1889.
Credit line
Gift of Warren R. Howell, 1983.
Description
1 box (55 items), unbound ; 28.3 cm + 13 envelopes
Notes
Accompanying envelopes are all with stamps and postmarks and addressed to G.F. Watts.
Provenance
Letters to G.F. Watts formed lot 287 in an unidentified sale (14 March 1979); gift of Warren R. Howell in 1983.
Summary
Collection consists of 30 letters from Ruskin to Francis H. Butler (dated 1884-1889) discussing minerals, ordering stones for his collections, and in the later letters, mentioning his health problems; 21 letters from Ruskin to G.F. Watts (dated 1854-1886) about art and art criticism, and on personal matters; 1 letter from Ruskin to Mrs. Prinsep; 2 letters from W. G. Collingwood (dated 27 and 30 July 1885); and 1 letter from Joan Severn (dated 28 July 1907) to Francis H. Butler. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related records for more information.
Housed in
Blue cloth drop-spine box (28.3 cm)
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