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Flowers composing the bouquet presented to Mrs. Charles Dickens : manuscript note : New York, to Catherine Dickens, 1842 Feb. 14.

BIB_ID
128675
Accession number
MA 104.75
Display Date
1842 Feb. 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 19.6 cm
Notes
At top of page: "Flowers composing the bouquet presented to Mrs. Charles Dickens by Gen. George P. Morris in the name of the Committee of the Boz-Ball given by the citizens of New York at the Park Theatre."
Part of a large collection of letters related to Charles and Catherine Dickens. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 104 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913 from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co.
Summary
A list of the flowers given to Catherine Dickens at a ball honoring her husband, Charles Dickens, with notes about what each flower signifies (welcome, goodness, gratitude, etc.).