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case, card

human history
  • Other Name

    visiting card case

    Robert Bent family

  • Description

    visiting card case

    visiting card case, tortoiseshell inlaid with mother of pearl border; hinged push-button lid, lid loose; pearl diamond in centre of case front, engraved pattern and Robert Bent's initials in the centre of diamond; interior of case lined with dark peach coloured cotton; visiting card inside, scripted text: Mr. Robert Bent; case belonged to a member of the family of Robert Bent, 'Gilmorton', Remuera, Auckland.

  • Associated Place

    Remuera/Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1968.62
  • Accession Date
    20 May 1968
  • Other Id

    col.2173 (colonial)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more

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Images

  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card, 1968.62, col.2173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Aug 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173
  • case, card col.2173

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