Ivory Card Case
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Object Details
- bequest of
- James, Catalina Juliana Mason Myers
- used by
- Mason, Maria Dorado
- Description
- This is a carved ivory calling card case from the early 1800s. It was most likely used by a woman to keep the calling cards she would leave when making house calls to friends or family. Calling cards were prevalent during the Victorian era and were often displayed in decorative receivers (or trays) near the front entry of one’s home.
- Credit Line
- Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
- 1800-1835
- ID Number
- CS.033487
- catalog number
- 033487
- accession number
- 70138
- Object Name
- card case
- Object Type
- Accessories Carried
- Woman
- Card Case
- Other Terms
- card case; Accessories Carried; Female
- Physical Description
- bone, ivory (overall material)
- used in
- Puerto Rico
- Related Publication
- Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- American Enterprise
- Domestic Furnishings
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_357811
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-5648-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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