BIB_ID
312073
Accession number
MA 7788.72
Creator
Severn, Joan, 1846-1924.
Display Date
" Friday" [1881 Mar. 11].
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.9 cm
Notes
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 11, 1881.
Written on stationery embossed "Brantwood, / Coniston. Lancashire."
With a penciled notation on p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen dating the letter to March 11, 1881.
Written on stationery embossed "Brantwood, / Coniston. Lancashire."
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Providing an update on Ruskin's condition; informing him that the attendant has arrived but they have not yet introduced him to Ruskin; adding that having the attendant in the house has given them enormous comfort; thanking him for his continuing advice and support.
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