Card, Mourning

Object/Artifact

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Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate

Name/Title

Card, Mourning

Entry/Object ID

1988.364

Description

A white, glossy, rectangular card with a wooden cross adhered to center of it surrounded by a gold embossed rectangle. In gold embossed lettering starting at top of card and continuing beneath cross, "In Memory / OF / H. Clay. / Born April 12, 1777. / Died June 29, 1852." At bottom of card, also gold embossed, "Compliments of Jas. A. Harper / Lexington, KY." On back of card written in pencil, "Compliments / of / Len Varalle / Oct 16 1866 / Louisville Ky."

Dimensions

Height

5-1/8 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

1/8 in

Material

Paper, Wood