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Case, Card

Object Name:
Case, Card
Object ID:
2016.057.05
Date:
1894
Description:
Card case. Owned by Charles R. Maxwell (1866-1950), who worked in Swenson Granite Quarry, Concord, NH, 1920s-30s. Rectangular brown leather case with engraved steel frame and brass clasp. Purple fabric lining. Two green leather card pockets. Left pocket has floral embroidery. Right pocket inscribed in ink, "Mary / to / Charles / Dec 24 1894".
Material:
Leather
Textile
Silk
Metal
Dimensions:
H-5.3 W-3.5 D-0.7 inches
Provenance:
Owned by Charles R. Maxwell (1866-1950) who worked in Swenson Granite Quarry, Concord, NH, 1920s-30s. By 1935, he was listed as foreman in Concord Directory.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daren Sweatt
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