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Date1800 - 1899
Dimensions10.15 × 7.61 × 2.54 cm (4 × 3 × 1 in.)
MarkingsLining inscribed with: "SLB 18[]8." In a cardboard box labeled on the outside: "My mother's card case. / died 1843"
Credit LineGift of Stephen L. Smith (1993)
Object number1994.4
DescriptionTortoise shell, silk. Front and back of tortoise shell with gilt decoration on front; white silk lining. In a white box marked, "ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT / SAMUEL WARD COMPANY / BOSTON." On box in pencil is written, "My mother's card case. / died 1843".