Collections: Decorative Arts: Calling Card

Calling Card

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 1/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 1/4 in. (0.2 x 10 x 5.7 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: Hand painted in center of card in black: "Thos C. Smith" in script
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 68.87.65
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.65.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Rectangular shape with rounded corners, white ground with gold on edges, vitreous glaze. CONDITION: Good.