BIB_ID
309162
Accession number
MA 4778.27
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1888 Feb. 16.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1992.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Katie Goring writes in 'The Friends of Living Creatures and John Ruskin' (p. 29) that this was Ruskin's last letter to her; there is no indication of place of writing.
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.
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.
Provenance
Sale (Christie's, New York, 20 November 1992, lot 116); purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1992.
Summary
Expressing sympathy for her cold; telling her of the antics of his cat and his dog; thanking her for the Valentine.
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