BIB_ID
313214
Accession number
MA 7797.3
Creator
La Touche, Maria, 1824-1906.
Display Date
[1884] Nov. 4.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Maria La Touche's signature, "Lacy" refers to "Lacerta", Ruskin's nickname for her: 'the grace and wisdom of the serpent, without its poison'.
Part of a collection comprising 75 letters from Maria La Touche, consisting of six letters to John Ruskin, one letter to Ruskin's mother, Margaret Cock Ruskin and 68 letters to Joan Severn. Letters are largely undated, but were written from about 1861 to the 1890's. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Year of writing from a penciled notation by Helen Gill Viljoen inserted in this letter.
Part of a collection comprising 75 letters from Maria La Touche, consisting of six letters to John Ruskin, one letter to Ruskin's mother, Margaret Cock Ruskin and 68 letters to Joan Severn. Letters are largely undated, but were written from about 1861 to the 1890's. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Year of writing from a penciled notation by Helen Gill Viljoen inserted in this letter.
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Thanking him for his letter; asking if he will be giving lectures in London in the winter; discussing some flowers she has recently planted.
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