Autograph letter signed with initials : Dublin, to Joan Severn, "Sunday 27th" [1896 Dec.].

Date of writing inferred from contents; The La Touches wintered in Dublin starting in 1893; Sunday, the 27th of December falls in 1891 and 1896.
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).