Charles Dickens' Letter Opener

Title: Charles Dickens' Letter Opener
Description: Ivory letter opener with handle made from a cat's paw. Inscription at at the top of the blade near hilt reads: "C.D. in memory of Bob 1882".
Creator: Dickens, Charles
Date: 1882
Format: 16 x 2 in.
Identifier: Cat010_NYPL
Subject: Cats in literature
Medium: Ivory
Provenance: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Rights Holder: Copyright
Rights: New York Public Library
Source: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/db3821f0-ceb5-0133-8136-00505686a51c