Calling card case, possibly America, ca. 1840

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Calling card case, possibly America, ca. 1840

Entry/Object ID

804

Description

Calling cards in calling card case made of mother-of-pearl with silver inset around edge and on clasp. Inside is black leather with red satin or velvet lining. Binging is velvet on outside. Contains 4 calling cards for Captain Caleb Currier. Two pages in a small book of notes have writing on them. Some of the writing is illegible. One page says "Caroline E. Currier, January 1st 1846." Another page says "174 F... Av..., New York, Mr. John... Vog..., 22 ... St, Mrs. M..nnett .25, M.. .... .31, Mrs. .... .09."

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

804

Source or Donor

Johnson, Alice Vaughn

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: printed on calling cards: “Caleb Currier U. S. Rev. Marine”

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1/2

Material

Other

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Kindstedt, Susan Stowe Status Date: 2005-03-21 UDF22: As of 8/8/2001, case is located in the rear right horizontal case in the upper museum. As of 5/17/2013, located in attic storage in box 12.