Calling card case
Category
Papier-mâché
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory, Metal, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Paint, Papier-mâché
Measurements
127 x 68 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887835
Summary
Black papier mache veneered visiting or calling card case decorated with flowers of mother-of-pearl and gold leaf stems, inside painted red. Top metal plate inscribed J - C. Contains two cards, one for Edward J. Wood, LAN.EP.122, and one for John Cooper, LAN.EP.123.
Marks and inscriptions
On metal plate: (incribed on metal plate) J - C On card LAN.EP.122: (printed in black on front) EDWARD J. WOOD. / H.V. NEILSON CO'S. / MURRAY KING PANTO'S. BIRMINGHAM REP. TH. ETC. (handwritten on back) WOODVILLE / LYNDALE ROAD. KINGSTEIGNTON. DEVON. On card LAN.EP.123: (printed in black) John Cooper . Tailor, Draper, and Habit Maker. / 46, Bull Street, Birmingham. / Liveries of every description. Juvenile Clothing Establishment. / From Messrs. Wareing & Sons, New St.