Card Case
ca. 1840 (made)
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Leather card case stamped on the outside with arabesque panels. Inside are panels of silk mesh embroidered with coloured silks in tent stitches. One panels has flowers and initials 'EB', and another has a classical temple and trees. Lined with watered silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, stamped, embriodered with silks, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Leather card case with embroidered panels in silks, England, ca. 1840 |
| Physical description | Leather card case stamped on the outside with arabesque panels. Inside are panels of silk mesh embroidered with coloured silks in tent stitches. One panels has flowers and initials 'EB', and another has a classical temple and trees. Lined with watered silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Cape Curee |
| Production | Possibly worked by Ellen Barbara Collen. |
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| Accession number | T.8-1955 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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