Letter written by EMC to her father Henry Collier 5 July.
Edith Collier, Author
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Bonmahon
Co, Waterford
July 5th
Dear Father
Are you still organist at the Presbyterian church I hope you haven’t made Rex MacKenzies hair stand on end by being just a tiny bit late
I got a letter from Sylvia Collier (that was) this morning she had just got back from her honeymoon they had been to Rye Valley, Oxford & London. They are going to live in Manchester (not far from mummie)
Miss Bridson gave me a lot of work to do over here, she lent me a book of [illeg] studies – said I was to do far more technical stuff for a bit. I do wish I had gone to her before. When I get back to London I’ll get someone to play with.
Many happy returns for the 13th of July a bit late I am sending you out a painting (an old man) This is a grand place for painting. Models of all sorts seascape & landscape without going far. It has been very wet lately so I have been working indoors Tomorrow I am starting a picture of an old man sitting by an old fashioned window mending a net, it is a large canvas.
I have done mostly children – just going to do some heads in pastells [sic] well I have given you enough about myself & my doing.
Were [sic] abouts did you live in London?
I left a lot of my things in a cupboard at Mrs Proctors it is very handy having her, she lets me do anything there. With love to all
From your loving
daughter Edith
I think I went down there & gave my address & they said they would send them on.
I didn’t know whether to send you a cable or not to say that I had arrived in Ireland.
It is late I must go to bed the village is in bed, good night
I write every week
Your loving daughter
Edith
x x x
Bonmahon
Co, Waterford
July 5th
Dear Father
Are you still organist at the Presbyterian church I hope you haven’t made Rex MacKenzies hair stand on end by being just a tiny bit late
I got a letter from Sylvia Collier (that was) this morning she had just got back from her honeymoon they had been to Rye Valley, Oxford & London. They are going to live in Manchester (not far from mummie)
Miss Bridson gave me a lot of work to do over here, she lent me a book of [illeg] studies – said I was to do far more technical stuff for a bit. I do wish I had gone to her before. When I get back to London I’ll get someone to play with.
Many happy returns for the 13th of July a bit late I am sending you out a painting (an old man) This is a grand place for painting. Models of all sorts seascape & landscape without going far. It has been very wet lately so I have been working indoors Tomorrow I am starting a picture of an old man sitting by an old fashioned window mending a net, it is a large canvas.
I have done mostly children – just going to do some heads in pastells [sic] well I have given you enough about myself & my doing.
Were [sic] abouts did you live in London?
I left a lot of my things in a cupboard at Mrs Proctors it is very handy having her, she lets me do anything there. With love to all
From your loving
daughter Edith
I think I went down there & gave my address & they said they would send them on.
I didn’t know whether to send you a cable or not to say that I had arrived in Ireland.
It is late I must go to bed the village is in bed, good night
I write every week
Your loving daughter
Edith
x x x
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Measurements
a 179 x 226mm
b 178 x 115mm
b 178 x 115mm
Description
Letter written by EMC to her father Henry Collier 5 July. Written double sided on two sheets of unlined paper - the first divided into four pages, the second only written on the recto.
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Collection of The Edith Collier Trust, in the permanent care of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.
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Acquisition Date
Circa 1985
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A2015/1/334