Visiting card
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visiting-card-218-4470121
title:
Visiting card
text:
A visiting card, also called a calling card, was a small, decorative card that was carried by individuals to present themselves to others. It was a common practice in the 18th and 19th century, particularly among the upper classes, to leave a visiting card when calling on someone. Before the 18th century, visitors making social calls left handwritten notes at the home of friends who were not at home. By the 1760s, the upper classes in France and Italy were leaving printed visiting cards decorate
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Social cards used by 18th–20th-century upper classes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visiting_card
date created:
2003-11-12T17:59:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T09:57:11Z
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13
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