Yung Wing's Card Case
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Yung Wing
Chinese, 1828 - 1912
Mediumleather; silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width closed): 4 × 2 3/8in. (10.2 × 6cm)
Other (overall height x width open): 4 × 4 3/4in. (10.2 × 12.1cm)
Other (overall height x width open): 4 × 4 3/4in. (10.2 × 12.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA leather card case belonging to Yung Wing. The inside is lined with blue silk. On the front cover his intials are monogrammed in gold. A note inside the case reads, "This Card Case/ belonged to/ Yung Wing."
Object number1973.126.0
InscribedCover recto, embossed in gold: monogramOn View
Not on view
Yung Wing
Richard S. DeLamater
late 19th-mid 20th century
Hannah Darrow Jerome