BIB_ID
313188
Accession number
MA 7792.71
Creator
Burne-Jones, Georgiana, Lady, 1840-1920.
Display Date
1862 Sept. 4.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 21.1 cm
Notes
Part of a collection consisting of 64 letters from Sir Edward and Lady Georgiana Burne-Jones primarily to John Ruskin, Joan Severn, and their circle, dated ca. 1864 to 1918. Collection also contains copies of seven letters of Lady Burne-Jones to Ruskin from 1862, and three related envelopes. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Recipient inferred from contents of letter.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Recipient inferred from contents of letter.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Asking why he has been ill; expressing her hope that he will visit, as promised, in November; saying that Allingham is moving from Ballyshannon to London; turning the rest of the letter over to Ned [Edward Burne-Jones] who expresses his worry for Ruskin's health and wishing he [Ruskin] could be in London among friends who could cheer him.
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