Object details
Accession number
U27e57
Primary Creator
Charles Dickens
(Portsmouth, 1812 - 1870, London)
Full title
Letter to Henry Ingersoll, Esq. from the United States Hotel, Philadelphia
Creation Date
6 March 1842
Object Case
Contemporary Authors Case
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
24.5 x 19.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
In 1875, Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband adopted three of their nephews, all of whom had been recently orphaned. Gardner was an attentive aunt and read aloud from the novels of Charles Dickens to the boys every weekend. Dickens was among the greatest celebrities of the nineteenth century, and Gardner displayed two documents bearing his signature in the Long Gallery of the museum.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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