A7226

Ephemera; photograph of Charles Dickens; albumen print, 'carte de visite' card; picture taken in 1860's by Charles Watkins; shows head & shoulders of Dickens, quite faded. Acquired and displayed at the museum in the early 20th century. 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'.

Charles (original photographer) Watkins, London Stereoscopic Co (publisher)

mid-later 19th century, circa 1860's