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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Letter from Christina Rossetti, London, to Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, 1876 April 16 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
442142
Accession number
MA 4500
Creator
Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894 sender.
Display Date
London, England, 1876 April 16
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 17.7 x 11.0 cm
Notes
Dated "April 16".
Letter written on black-edged mourning stationery.
Possible date derived from pencil marking on first page.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Expressing gratitude for the glimpse of Barbara's artwork last Sunday; sharing the specific ways that Barbara's work pleased her, especially "Deserted Garden"; asking Barbara to note her change of address and sharing that she and her mother have joined company with her aunts while William's family spreads at the Easton Square houses; sharing that there is now a daughter and son; asking after Alfred; reflecting even more on Barbara's artwork and how she must have felt while capturing the sunset, mist, and English sea; sharing that Hastings is one of her favorite places; passing along her mother's remembrances.