BIB_ID
310469
Accession number
MA 2159.55
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1872 Jan 11.
Credit line
Purchased, 1961.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Date of writing from postmark, however, it is clear from the reference in this letter to his mother's health, that it could not have been written in 1872 as Ruskin's mother died in December 1871; hence, this letter has been enclosed in the wrong envelope.
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "Denmark Hill S."
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "Denmark Hill S."
Provenance
Henry W. Wollaston; purchased in 1961.
Summary
Telling him that he is happy to know that all is going well with his house; saying that "I confess to a little pleasure of malice in hearing that your own architect is not yet forthcoming, seeing how you poohpoohed mine!"
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