Calling card holder
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Velvet
Measurements
10 x 77 x 106 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548064
Summary
Rectangular bone calling card holder with hinged lid. Exterior veneered with diamond and triangular shaped pieces of mother-of-pearl, some engraved with sprigs of flowers. Interior lined with red velvet. Inscribed - 10 ?. On inner edge 3864 14/6 (note on base)
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
10 ?. On inner edge 3864 14/6 (note on base)