BIB_ID
312065
Accession number
MA 7788.70
Creator
Severn, Joan, 1846-1924.
Display Date
[1881 Mar. 2].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.0 cm
Notes
Mrs. Severn indicates at the top of p. 1 that it is written from Bt (Brantwood) Wedy [Wednesday].
Part of a collection of letters primarily from John Ruskin and Joan Severn to Dr. and Mrs. Simon. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
With a penciled notation on p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen dating the letter to March 2, 1881. An additional note at the top of p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen says "Joan has sprained her ankle."
Part of a collection of letters primarily from John Ruskin and Joan Severn to Dr. and Mrs. Simon. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
With a penciled notation on p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen dating the letter to March 2, 1881. An additional note at the top of p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen says "Joan has sprained her ankle."
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Informing her that Ruskin is as well as can be expected and that he has "more frequent intervals of consciousness;" saying she has sprained her ankle and must be in bed for a week; adding Ruskin is "very quiet today."
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