No title on the the item; title taken from published letter cited below.
The letter is part of a collection, MA 1352, which consists of letters from Charles Dickens to the Baroness, to her companion Hannah (Meredith) Brown, or the latter's husband, William Brown; with 70 letters written by others to Miss Coutts or to Dickens in his capacity as her unofficial almoner; and a few others. See the collection-level record for more information.
This copy of the leaflet, of which only one other is known to exist, was enclosed in a letter from Dickens to Miss Coutts dated 28 October 1847 (MA 1352.79).
This leaflet was written for distribution to potential inmates of Urania Cottage, a home for "fallen women" in Shepherd's Bush, which was funded by Miss Burdett-Coutts.
Formerly cataloged as "An Appeal [in the form of a letter signed "Your Friend"] addressed to the street women of London announcing the establishment [by Miss Burdett-Coutts] of the Shepherd's Bush Home for Fallen Women."
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
An appeal to fallen women : printed leaflet.
Record ID:
168662
Accession number:
MA 1352.79a
Credit:
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description:
1 item (4 pages) ; 24.7 x 19.8 cm
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Provenance:
The letters formed part of the Burdett-Coutts sale (Sotheby, 17 May 1922); they were purchased for Oliver W. Barrett in whose collection they remained until it was sold by his son (Parke-Bernet, 31 October 1951).
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