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Basic ID	Card case, ca.1865. Sterling silver, enamel. Maker unknown. Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1957.907
Title	Card case
Date	circa 1865
Description	Card case of silver with green and brown inlaid enamel design. The words "Bertha Honoré" are engraved on the front.
Materials/Techniques	silver enamel (coating)
Dimensions	Hight: (3.5 in); Width: (2.5 in); Depth: (.25 in)
Marks	Bertha Honoré
Object History	Belonged to Mrs. Bertha Honoré Palmer (1850-1918), mother-in-law of the donor.
Subjects	Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918
Object Types	card cases
Credit Line	Gift of Estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer II
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum. (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04)
Object Number	1957.907
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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