BIB_ID
310042
Accession number
MA 3881.55
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1886 Mar. 4.
Credit line
Gift of Warren R. Howell, 1983.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.7 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Francis H. Butler and G. F. Watts. 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
Lot 287 in an unidentified sale (14 March 1979); gift of Warren R. Howell in 1983.
Summary
Expressing gratitude to him; saying "you wouldn't think I meant my own loved friends in my report--it's the people that have millions a year--and my books should be cheaper;" telling him he will choose the picture when he comes to town.
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