ECL.19-2025
Parts
Object number
ECL.19-2025
Object type
Identification
Title
Locket of hair of Charles Dickens
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Gold locket of hair of Charles Dickens with ms. note by Georgina Hogarth authenticating the hair, c1870.
Content (person)
Lees-Milnes, James, 1908 - 1997 (Former owner)
Dickens, Charles, 1812 - 1870 (Former owner)
Hogarth, Georgina, 1827 - 1917 (Former owner)
Dickens, Charles, 1812 - 1870 (Former owner)
Hogarth, Georgina, 1827 - 1917 (Former owner)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 35mm
width (actual size): 24mm
width (actual size): 24mm
Dimension note
Dimensions of the locket
Material
organic
paper
gold
paper
gold
Materials & techniques note
Gold locket containing hair and paper card
Production
Date
1845-1870
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: The locket was acquired from James Lees-Milnes in the late 20th century.
Previous ownership
Eton College: Not known
