Charles Dickens tortoiseshell reading glasses

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unitid

{"value"=>"188327", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS 188327", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b23808023", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"circa 1860", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1860", "certainty"=>"approximate"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charles Dickens tortoiseshell reading glasses"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".18 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a British writer, journalist, and social critic. The Charles Dickens tortoiseshell reading glasses, manufactured around 1860, consist of his glasses and a glasses case, as well as a note of attestation by his sister-in-law, Georgina Hogarth."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a British novelist, journalist, short story writer, essayist, and social critic. Some of his well-known works include <span class=\"title\">A Christmas Carol</span> (1843), <span class=\"title\">Oliver Twist</span> (1838), and <span class=\"title\">Great Expectations</span> (1861). His works were widely read and highly regarded during his lifetime and after his death.</p> <p>Dickens owned a country home, Gad's Hill Place, in Higham, England, for the last fourteen years of his life. He died at home in Higham, England in 1870.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Charles Dickens tortoiseshell reading glasses, manufactured about 1860, are composed of the glasses housed in a case with his monogram on the lid. The collection also holds an autograph note of attestation signed by Dickens's sister-in-law, Georgina Hogarth, stating that Dickens used the glasses to write and read \"at Gads Hill, from the time he went there to live until his death – 9th June 1870.\"</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased, 2022.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Amy Lau</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}

date_start

1860

keydate

1860

date_end

1860

date_inclusive_start

1860

date_inclusive_end

1860

extent_statement

.18 linear feet (1 box)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Charles Dickens tortoiseshell reading glasses, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library"}

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