Original Owner
Catherine Strobel Abeel
(1818 – 1890)
Card case
1860-1890
Place madeUnited States, North America
orEurope
Mother of pearl, metal, paper, silk, ivory
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 9.5 x 1 cm )
Gift of Miss Catherine B. Canda
1979.111ab
DescriptionCard case with mother of pearl covers, an image of a deer in relief framed with an openwork metal design; the case is held shut with an ivory pencil which rests in three white moiré loops, the inside is lined with white moiré, one side has a compartment with accordioned sides, the other side has a notebook.ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
