A13231

Ephemera; photograph of Charles Dickens; albumen print, 'carte de visite' card; original picture taken in September 1863 by John & Charles Watkins.These cards were very popular in the 1860's, & could be traded among friends & visitors, and collected & displayed in albums - the craze was known as 'Cardomania'.

1863 - 1863

mid-later 19th century