Lot Essay
L. and H. Nathan made the costumes required by Dickens for public and private performances. This note gives a interesting insight into Dickens' idea of how this character should be dressed on stage.
Sarah Gamp's cotton umbrella [described in Martin Chuzzlewit] apparently gave rise to the expression 'a gamp' for an umbrella, especially a large untidy one.
Sarah Gamp's cotton umbrella [described in Martin Chuzzlewit] apparently gave rise to the expression 'a gamp' for an umbrella, especially a large untidy one.