Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Card case in case
Object Number:
1946.102ab
Date:
ca. 1843
Medium:
Silver, leather, velvet, satin
Dimensions:
Overall (card case): 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/8 in. (9.2 x 6.4 x 1 cm)
Case: 4 x 3 x 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm)
Marks:
engraved: in one banner reserve: "J. A. Meade" in script
stamped: on bezel: "D" roman letter
Description:
Seamed silver card case in a red leather case; rectangular body with rounded corners and scalloped sides; hinged lid with bezel; chased and applied flowers and foliate c and s-scrolls on each side of the body with banner reserves in the centers; banner on one side engraved, "J. A. Meade" in script; maker's mark, "D" stamped on the bezel; rectangular red leather case with tooled scrolls on the flat domed lid; hinged on one side, hook and eye clasp on the other; interior lined with white satin on the bottom and red velvet inside the lid.
Gallery Label:
This card case was given to Josephine A. Meade (b. 1825), the mother of the donor, by her father Walter Meade circa 1843.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
