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Object Name
Portfolio
Object Number
ca1890-16-5
Description
Portfolio - the front has a painted scene of Mount Vernon with people walking on the lawn. The back has a simple spray of moss rose in gold leaf. On the back in each corner are small mother of pearl buttons. These are missing from the front. The binding is tooled leather in gold and the inside is lined with a patterned paper of green and gold on a white ground.
Comment
Portfolio belonged first to Lucretia Deming and then later to J. Deming Perkins.
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Date Made
ca. 1853-1860
Dimensions
11 3/4" long x 9 1/8" wide
Materials
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