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Wooden card case adorned with etched mother of pearl pieces in diamond shapes with a chased silver metal diamond shape at the front center. Patterns etched into mother pearl pieces are coral / vermicelli pattern, scrolls and leaves, and a bird with flowers. Interior lined with blue paper with an accordian style divider.
card cases
mother of pearl
wood and wood products
paper (fiber product)
silver (metal)
Case, Personal
Case, Card
Bone
Case, Card
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.525
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