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[Letter to Ruth and Marvin (Sackner)] / Furnival, John., 1991

 Item — Folder: 39
Identifier: CC-13278-13579

Scope and Contents

The letter has a large watercolor of the plant, Pulmonaria Officinalis - Lungwort dominating the left half recto of the letter. Furnival describes the reason for the name of this plant and also a visit to Russia and the Ukraine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 letter (ink, handwriting, watercolor, both sides)) ; 31 x 57 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Furnival, 1991.

General

General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Gloucester, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: John [Furnival] and Astrid [Furnival] (b.c.- verso). Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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