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ca. 1850
GUSN-27677
Embossed leather with silvered/ombre'd finish; scalloped and punched at sides; two pockets; blue silk ribbon woven at both sides; open side-by-side style.
card cases
accessories
embossing
stitching
leather
festoon (motif)
Women's personal gear
Leather
Embossed
Hand Stitched
Garland
CASE, CARD
On note card in interior: ""Fancy leather card case, stamped leather with blue ribbon binding. Apparently a home made affair, formerly of Miss Ellen A. Robbins of Lexington, about 1850."" (On back): ""Gift of Miss Ellen A. Robbins Stone of Lexington. From the old Stephen Robbins homestead in East Lexington.""
Unknown
2.75 x 1.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1917.908
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