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Charles Dickens, although born in Portsmouth in 1812, spent much of his life in Kent, would you believe?! Dickens grew up in the Chatham area, and Rochester now holds a wonderful Dickens Festival each year to commemorate his time in Medway. He spent much of his time in Bleak House in Broadstairs, where he wrote many of his books, including David Copperfield, as well as, of course, Bleak House. He was a regular visitor to Canterbury where he no doubt drew inspiration from Christopher Marlowe, and spent the last 14 years of his life in Gads Hill Place - the only house he ever owned. 

 

What the Dickens comes complete with moustache, a little top hat, (of course), and a classic book. He sits within an acrylic bauble with natural reindeer moss.

 

Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).

We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 

 

All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!

Kent Coast Ghost Acrylic Bauble - What the Dickens!

£10.00Price
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  • Bauble Size: 8cm

    All sizes are approximate and may vary.All of our clay is weighed equally and individually shaped entirely by hand. Other factors, such as humidity can affect the drying process of the clay, and therefore affect the size of our ghosts as well as the shape.