Name/Title
Calling card case, China, ca. 1835Entry/Object ID
1936.01.002Description
A note found inside this case read: "This became mine upon my mother's death - Oct. 1909. / Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice. / Edmund Roberts, my Grandmother Parker's father, brought this on "The Peacock." On the other side it says, "This ivory card case belonged to my Dear Mother and was among the things brought home on the U.S. Ship 'Peacock' in 1836 - when the "Embassy to Eastern Courts ceased to exist-"
Mother of pearl calling card case with Japanese inlaid Shibayama decoration. "Parker" inscribed in top.Acquisition
Accession
1936.01Source or Donor
Rice, Harriet Langdon PruynAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Gorham RiceDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
2-5/8 inDepth
1/2 inMaterial
Mother of pearl, MetalProvenance
Notes
A note was inside the case reading, "This became mine upon my mother's death - Oct. 1909. / Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice. / Edmund Roberts, my Grandmother Parker's father, brought this on "The Peacock." On the other side it says, "This ivory card case belonged to my Dear Mother and was among the things brought home on the U.S. Ship 'Peacock' in 1836 - when the "Embassy to Eastern Courts ceased to exist-"
