Nellie Cardozo's calling card case

Titles: Nellie Cardozo's calling card case (Supplied title)

Description: Silver calling card case engraved with the name "Nellie" (for Nellie Cardozo, the case's owner). The case fits in a plush box made by the jeweler George Rochat of St. Paul, Minnesota. Nellie recalled that her sister received a card case as well and that the girls considered their cases very important.

Dates

• Approximately 1865 (Nellie Cardozo estimated that she received the case when she was about 10 years old.) (Creation)

Creation

• owned/used by: Cardozo, Nellie
• maker: Rochat, George

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8030.6.2

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 3 inches height (box)
• 4 inches width (box)
• 3/4 inch depth (box)

Subjects

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