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Woman's Card Casecirca 1880

Not on view
Small rectangular handbag in crushed emerald green velvet with a twisted teal cord strap and a circular silver-toned metal clasp at the center flap

Unknown, Woman's Card Case, circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Laura E. Burmeister, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Card Case
Place Made
United States, Wisconsin, Manitowoc
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Silver, plush fabric
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (6.35 × 10.8 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Laura E. Burmeister
Accession Number
45.30.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Blanco F., José and Patricia Hunt-Hurst, eds. Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, vol. 2, The Federal Era Through the 19th Century. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2016.