Dance card etui
Accessories
Inventory number
2021.9.12.12ab.AC.OT.C1780.FRDescription
Pocket travel kit case made of silver, covered with mother of pearl plates with silver framing, engraved and silver inlaid with a basket of flowers on one side with floral garlands; and arrows, hearts and musical instruments on the other, inside a flower wreath surrounding oval frame in the center. Both sides are surmounted with a phrase in French "Souvenir d'amitié" (Friendship souvenir). There is a small wooden pencil inside, and the case was supposed to contain a small ivory notebook.Materials
SilverMother-of-pearl
Ivory
Origin
circa 1780 FranceDimensions
Width : 1.5 cmLength : 4.5 cm
Height : 8 cm