Record ID:
291291
Accession number:
MA 113.74
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description:
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.1 cm
Notes:
Written from Broadstairs, Kent, on mourning paper.
Letter is incomplete; a second sheet is missing.
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to his brother-in-law Henry Austin. Items in the collection are described separately; see MA 113 for more information.
Summary:
Discussing at length and appending a diagram for the design of the bath and shower at Tavistock House, noting that he must be able to take a warm bath and a cold shower in it at will. Also discussing renovations to the drawing room, study and whether there should be ornaments around the lamps on the ceiling ("Yes, in the Hall. No, in the Schoolroom.")
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1894.
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