Silver cup presented to Charles Dickens in Montreal, 1842
Collection
object
Object number (per part)
DH204
Object name (per part)
ornament
Production date
1842
Label
Silver cup presented to Charles Dickens by the Garrison Players of the Coldstream Guards of Montreal, in thanks for his participation in theatrical performances in aid of charity. This was during Catherine and Charles Dickens's visit to America in 1842.
Other number
2203 (2009 DH object access database number)
Physical description
Silver cup with an inscription on one side of the cup bowl
Object history note
During his first trip to America in 1842, Dickens visited Montreal. Together with Officers from the Coldstream Guards, he managed and acted in a series of amateur theatricals for the benefit of charity. The programme consisted of A Roland for an Oliver and interlude called Past Two O'Clock in the Morning and a farce called Deaf as a Post (in which Catherine Dickens also took performed). The cup was presented to Dickens by the Garrison Players in thanks for his participation. The Museum holds a playbill for the performance (DH766).
Inscription content
PRESENTED
TO
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
BRITISH OFFICERS AND FRIENDS
MONTREAL 1842
TO
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
BRITISH OFFICERS AND FRIENDS
MONTREAL 1842