Card case

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Card case

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.838

Description

Walnut shell, with hinged upper half; contains 51 miniature playing cards with gilt borders, polychrome (red, black, green, yellow, blue) face cards; one card marked with maker's name, C.L. Wust (with umlatt over the u, see illustration).

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

C. L. Wüst

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1833

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On one of the playing cards is maker's name, C.L. Wust (with umlatt over u).

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Playing Cards

Width

1/2 in

Length

1-1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1/2 x 1 1/16 in. (1.3 x 2.7 cm)

Dimension Description

Shell Thickness

Height

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Walnut Shell Case

Height

1-1/2 in

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm)

Material

Walnut, Pasteboard, Gilt

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Poor, shell broken in 1979.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial