On View
Not on viewCalling Card Case
DateMid to Late 1800s
Terms
- Visiting Card Cases
- Ivory
Dimensions10.16 × 5.72 cm (4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Alice Stanwood Willoughby (1952)
Object numberPER0775AAL
DescriptionCollection of 76 calling card cases and 6 trays. Carved ivory, Chinese. Carved at the bottom in cursive: Napolean's Tomb, on one side and on the other, Longwood House/ St Helena. Image of volcano, palm trees, people, buildings.
