Calling card case

Museum number:
2-58084a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210258084a@2cb
Alternate number:
3729 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
A. Silver calling card case. B. Black leather covered box lined with white and rose velvet. A. Silver case has shaped edges and top opening on side hinge. All over engraved wave pattern on both sides. Front has flower and belt ornamented plain oval marked “Addie”. Edges plain. B. Box is worn, silver case is in good condition.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
United States
Verbatim coll. place:
U.S.A; ; Attr
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Leather, Silver (metal), and Velvet (fabric weave)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calling card case, accession number 2-58084a,b, described as A. Silver calling card case. B. Black leather covered box lined with white and rose velvet. A. Silver case has shaped edges and top opening on side hinge. All over engraved wave pattern on both sides. Front has flower and belt ornamented plain oval marked “Addie”. Edges plain. B. Box is worn, silver case is in good condition.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calling card case, accession number 2-58084a,b, described as A. Silver calling card case. B. Black leather covered box lined with white and rose velvet. A. Silver case has shaped edges and top opening on side hinge. All over engraved wave pattern on both sides. Front has flower and belt ornamented plain oval marked “Addie”. Edges plain. B. Box is worn, silver case is in good condition.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calling card case, accession number 2-58084a,b, described as A. Silver calling card case. B. Black leather covered box lined with white and rose velvet. A. Silver case has shaped edges and top opening on side hinge. All over engraved wave pattern on both sides. Front has flower and belt ornamented plain oval marked “Addie”. Edges plain. B. Box is worn, silver case is in good condition.

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