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Card Case

Card Case, ca. 1840

  • French

Tortoise shell, ivory, silver

  • Overall: 4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (10.2 × 7.9 × 1.3 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten

55.69

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Details

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten

1955-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

French, Card Case, ca. 1840, tortoise shell, ivory, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten, 55.69.

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