Card Case with Carte-de-visite

Creator J. Gurney & Son (photographer), Nathaniel Mills (maker)

Accession number 53.359.2A-B

Unique identifier MNY64059

Description Card case with scrolled serpentine outline, engraved scrollwork dividing both faces into quadrants with varying engine-turned ground patterns, central reserve, and hinged cover. Photograph of the case's owner, Mrs. Buckley, inside red velvet-lined case. Inscription: Engraved within reserve on side, in script: LDB / to / JFW / 1852. Mark: Marked on bezel: [lion passant] [date letter] [sovereign's head] [Birmingham assay office mark] [sponsor's mark.]

Dated 1851-1852

Object Type card case

Physical dimensions H: 3/8 in. W: 4 in. D: 2 3/4 in. WEIGHT: 2.00 oz.

Medium carte-de-visite (card photograph), silver (metal), velvet (fabric weave)

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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