Detail View: Elizabeth Gaskell Collection: JRL050482dc
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Image Number:
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JRL050482dc
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Reference Number:
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Acc. 2000/008/1
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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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4
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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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Letters
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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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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Fergusson, Barbara
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People Covered:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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Provenance:
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Gaskell Society
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Gaskell Society (owners)
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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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