COLLECTION NAME:
Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
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Gaskell2~91~1
Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
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Image Number:
JRL050482dc
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JRL050482dc
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Acc. 2000/008/1
reference_number
Acc. 2000/008/1
Reference Number
false
Series Title:
Letters to Barbara Fergusson
title_series
Letters to Barbara Fergusson
Series Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Barbara Fergusson
title_larger_entity
Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Barbara Fergusson
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
creator
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1845-06-06
date_created
1845-06-06
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
4
page
4
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
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.
description
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.
Description
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Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Language:
English
Subject:
Letters
subject
Letters
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
class
Correspondence
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire: Knutsford
location_creation_site
England: Cheshire: Knutsford
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Fergusson, Barbara
people_covered
Fergusson, Barbara
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
people_covered
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
People Covered
false
Provenance:
Gaskell Society
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Gaskell Society (owners)
Notes:
The Gaskell-Fergusson letters are the property of the Gaskell Society and are on deposit in the John Rylands University Library.
notes
The Gaskell-Fergusson letters are the property of the Gaskell Society and are on deposit in the John Rylands University Library.
Notes
false