Detail View: Elizabeth Gaskell Collection: JRL050480dc
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Image Number:
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JRL050480dc
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Reference Number:
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Acc. 2000/008/1
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Image Title:
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Page of letter
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Series Title:
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Letters to Barbara Fergusson
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Barbara Fergusson
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Creator:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1845-06-06
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Page/Sheet:
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1
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Image Sequence Number:
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001
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Description:
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Letter to Barbara Fergusson from Elizabeth Gaskell. Fergusson was the nurse, and later governess, of Gaskell's eldest two daughters, Marianne and Meta. The letter is full of domestic details such as bad-smelling rooms, forgotten toothbrushes and the washing. In particular Gaskell mentions a new dress that has been spoilt by hot milk.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Authors, English--19th century--Correspondence
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Letters (correspondence)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Cheshire: Knutsford
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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Rights holder - Work:
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© The Gaskell Society
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Notes:
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The Gaskell-Fergusson letters are the property of the Gaskell Society and are on deposit in the John Rylands University Library.
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