Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

[Card case] [object].

Accession number
PML 252342
Published
[Place of manufacture not identified] : [manufacturer not identified], [1840-1859?]
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Mother-of-pearl bordered in patterned silver, with silver centerpieces; front side has three children in a play room with two pillars and a curtain, a little boy sits in the center painting a portrait of a little gilr leaning on a seat on the left, a little girl is leaning over a desk moving an object in the background towards the right; rear side has four adults interacting in a castle[?] scene, a man climbs up a ladder, a man is kneeling looking at an object, a man is standing addressing a man who it sitting on a rock facing him. Contains five blank visiting cards. The first card has a stamp affixed to the top right corner.
Library's copy housed in patterned clamshell box.
Description
1 card case
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Classification
Department