Card Case
c. 1851
19th Century
3 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 7/8 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
paper on cardboard
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Burr
Accession Number:
1983.1.5
A rectangular card case made to look like a book. It has green marbelized paper sides and holds 5 cards wrapped in yellow paper: 2 pritned "Mrs. E.F. Burr," two printed "H. Angeline Lord" (Mrs. Burr's maiden name), and one printed "E.F. Burr." This card case probably dates to the time of the Burr's marriage in 1850.