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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Visiting card case
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Visiting card case

Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Date1871
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (1 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on lip: "Sterling/Lion/Anchor/G/21/D/43".
Credit LineGift of Admiral and Mrs. William Pierce Chilton
Object number87.382
On View
Not on view
DescriptionEngine-turned case with geometric designs on the diagonal. Cartouche without engraved initials. Hinged top opens to receive cards. Bright-cut leaves. Usual wear.

Published ReferencesD.T. Rainwater, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SILVER MANUFACTURERS, (Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1975), pp. 60-61 for mark.
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