Hand-drawn Pen and Ink Antique Calling Card with Two Birds bedding It's glazed on the interior

It's glazed on the interior to make it water tight

now missing its original stopper

Each pin measures 5 3/4"tall with a widest diameter of 7/8"

which tells the story of its making

I have learned that boxes like this were made to house Mahjong sets

Hand-drawn Pen and Ink Antique Calling Card with Two Birds bedding It's glazed on the interiorThis is a charming antique calling card, which I'd guess dates to the 1860s 1880s. I just love this pair of birds gracefully perched on a branch, each holding one side of the ribbon or scroll that announced a Clarence A. Corning, I believe it reads. Hand drawn in blue ink (a few small smears on the leaves of the branch on which the birds sit make it clear this is drawn rather than printed) on cardstock weight board. Really a lovely little thing. 2 1