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[Charles Dickens' matchbox]
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[Charles Dickens' matchbox]
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| Creator: | Hogarth, Georgina, 1827-1917 |
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Certificate in ink in Georgina Hogarth's hand: "I certify that this horn match box was always used by my brother-in-law Charles Dickens at Gad's Hill until the time of his death --9th June 1870 --and that it always stood on his desk and is shown in the picture of 'The Empty Chair; by Sir Luke Fildes, R.A., and has since stood on my desk and been used by me. Georgina Hogarth."
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A tapered cylindrical math-box of polished horn, 7 cm. tall by 4 cm. in diameter at the top, tapering down to 3 cm. in diameter at the base. Dickens's initials are engraved on a silver stud that is fixed into the cap of the match-box. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Georgina Hogarth.
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1 matchbox ; 7 x 4 cm.
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Dickens, Charles, relics of
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| Curatorial Area: | Beinecke Library |
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| Object ID: | 16683563 |
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