Case, Card

Object Name:

Case, Card

Object ID:

1994.516.11

Description:

Case, card, tortoise shell. Nickel-silver alloy. Wood substrate underneath shell. Flat, rectangular, with almost square corners, rounded edges. Hinge cover at one end. One flat side, rectangular section missing, 1.8" wide and 2.4" high. Paper backing in this area, with adhesive stuff in it and some red, surface coloration near bottom. Thin piece of silver metal along left edge. Top edge, bordered by thin piece of ivory. Ivory follows contour of cross section at this point. Rectangular slot in this section and 2.26" long and 0.18" deep. Lined with pink coral-colored, thin velvet. Three knuckle, silver-colored hinge at one end of top. Push button clasp at other end. Small, rectangular, silver-colored, metal plaque, surface-mounted on top edge of cover. Metal: 0.6" long and 0.45" wide. On other flat side of case, two thin pieces of silver-colored metal edging around a rectangular section in shell material. Empty slot on third side. Cover, matching, ivory trim piece across inside surface. Shallow velvet line spot inside cover. Cover slot: 0.55" deep. Body slot: 2.7" deep.

Material:

Skeletal
Tortoise shell
Velvet
Ivory
Nickel
Silver
Paper
Wood

Dimensions:

H-3.7 W-3.7 D-0.47 inches Weight-0.95 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection