Conversation Cards
National Museum of American History

Conversation Cards

Unknown artist

overall, each: 4 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 12.065 cm x 3.4925 cm
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This is a collection of conversation cards owned by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th century. The cards were meant to provoke conversation with their witty aphorisms after dinner during time in the parlor.

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