BIB_ID
309154
Accession number
MA 4778.19
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1885 Nov. 27.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1992.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Katie Goring. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "Brantwood, / Coniston. Lancashire."
Written on stationery embossed "Brantwood, / Coniston. Lancashire."
Provenance
Sale (Christie's, New York, 20 November 1992, lot 116); purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1992.
Summary
Looking forward to the future of the "May Branch" of the society; apologizing for not acknowledging May Garnett's letter; telling her his seagull is getting "as saucy as your please;" letting her know that he continues to get better.
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