Tortoiseshell Card Case

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Description:

This is a tortoiseshell calling card case from the mid-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.

Date Made: 1840-1890

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Costume, American Enterprise, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Constance H. Schwab

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0286.03Accession Number: 1982.0286Catalog Number: 1982.0286.3

Object Name: card caseOther Terms: card case; Accessories Carried; Female

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9038-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_372994

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