BIB_ID
412953
Accession number
MA 6396.5
Creator
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Display Date
England, undated.
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 3.8 x 7.4 cm
Notes
The identity of the recipient is not given, however given the inclusion in the album of correspondence with Miss Thomson, it is likely meant for her.
The note is undated however Mrs. Bayne died in 1888. Mrs. Bayne was the mother of Thomas Vere Bayne, a close friend of Carroll since childhood.
Written on the verso of a calling card, printed in purple ink "Rev. C.L. Dodgson, / Christ Church, / Oxford" and with "T.O." in his autograph on the front of the card.
Written in pencil.
This item is part of the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Lewis Carroll collection. The large collection includes printed books, letters, manuscripts, puzzles and games, personal effects and ephemera, which have been cataloged separately.
The note is undated however Mrs. Bayne died in 1888. Mrs. Bayne was the mother of Thomas Vere Bayne, a close friend of Carroll since childhood.
Written on the verso of a calling card, printed in purple ink "Rev. C.L. Dodgson, / Christ Church, / Oxford" and with "T.O." in his autograph on the front of the card.
Written in pencil.
This item is part of the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Lewis Carroll collection. The large collection includes printed books, letters, manuscripts, puzzles and games, personal effects and ephemera, which have been cataloged separately.
Provenance
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll collection; gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Summary
Writing on the verso of the calling card, in pencil, and giving his address "care of Mrs. Bayne, / 30, Gordon Place, / Campden Grove, / Kensington."
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