Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Card case
Object Number:
1945.185
Date:
1852-1887
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front, in gold: "(illeg.)"
Description:
Leather card case lined with silk, three painted metal ladybugs on the cover near inscription, each side has one inside compartment.
Gallery Label:
This card case contains a calling card of Jenny Lind (1820-1887), inscribed "Madame Lind Goldschmidt." Lind married Otto Goldschmidt in 1852 after her U.S. tour. Goldschmidt was a talented piano player who had accompanied Lind on her tour.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
