Case, Card

Object Name:

Case, Card

Object ID:

1994.516.06

Description:

Case, card, tortoise shell. Wood, nickel alloy, velvet, ivory, mother-of-pearl. Flat rectangular box. Sides were probably flat, now distorted and some of corner joints loose. Designs inlaid in sides. One side, flower pot with two blossoms and two leaves on stems. One leaf near base, left side, that looks like mother-of-pearl replaced by ivory. Rest of is, mother-of-pearl with some engraved lines to add dimensionality to stems and leaves. On top piece, two inlaid stars in ivory. Shield-shape piece of mother-of-pearl in center with small dark lines engraved in it around its edge. Narrow metal trim, partially missing or dislodged on this side. This is at left and right edges of case. On opposite side, fanciful and floral decoration on top piece, done in ivory and mother-of-pearl. At bottom, another fanciful flower with large mother-of-pearl blossom and several leaves and stems in mother-of-pearl. Appears to be floral element done in ivory at very bottom near center. At right side, dark paint over broken piece and possibly covering some mother-of-pearl inlay. Middle trim on this side, missing from right side. Distorted on left side and distorted on sides of top piece. Three-knuckle hinge, short piece of straight pin acting as hinge pin. Hinge loose under tortoise shell. One of the long pieces of ivory missing. Bottom section, very bowed in towards center on both sides near slot opening. Red velvet lining inside of slot. Where it narrows down, slot: 0.08" wide. Slot width: 1.95". Inside case, slot 1.65". Inside cover: 0.65".

Material:

Skeletal
Tortoise shell
Wood
Ivory
Nickel
Velvet
Mother-of-Pearl

Dimensions:

H-3.7 W-2.5 D-0.53 inches Weight-1.25 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection