BIB_ID
311726
Accession number
MA 4708.22
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1875 May 29.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.9 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Mary Spence. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Signature has been excised.
Written on stationery embossed "Corpus Christi College / Oxford" and embossed with the image of "Pelican in her Piety."
Signature has been excised.
Written on stationery embossed "Corpus Christi College / Oxford" and embossed with the image of "Pelican in her Piety."
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Expressing appreciation for her friendship; saying that "it is very probable that Granite and you may be the first people able or willing to take footing on St. George's ground for me. I think I shall have some soon in Worcestershire, I believe. And you might have your little cottage and garden and be an example; and Granite paints our first St. George's pictures--faithful to their purpose--at least;" saying that "the one thing I need on St. George's ground is grace of heart--fullness of life. All other things 'will be added unto us'. But justice and change first. And I should think Granite and you very fair pieces of each--as God has made the world and its creatures."
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