- Brief description
- Silver nutmeg box owned by Charles Dickens, 1852
- Label
- A silver nutmeg box owned by Charles Dickens and engraved with his initials 'CD' and dated 1852. The nutmeg box contains remnants of ground nutmeg which would have been sprinkled into drinks such as punch, which was one of Dickens's favourites. The nutmeg box came in a presentation box with several other items owned by Dickens and an authentication note written by Dickens's sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth.
- Collection
- Object
- Object number
- DH489
- Object type
- nutmeg box
document - Production date
- 1852
- Inscription content
- CD
1852 - Inscription description
- Engraved on the lid.
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