visiting cards
Formal name slips
Visiting cards are small printed cards bearing a person's name and sometimes address, exchanged during formal social calls.
The practice flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when leaving one's card signaled a visit or invitation.
The term survives mainly in British English; Americans say business cards, though these serve commercial rather than purely social purposes.
Prescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- greetingExpression of welcome
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
formality · decorum · propriety · manners · respectability · salutation · handshake · introduction
Commercial activity or occupation
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- clientsThose receiving professional services
- corporateOf or relating to companies
branding · LinkedIn · conferences · meetings · executives · entrepreneurs · partnerships · marketing
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
engraved · ornate · filigree · calligraphy · parchment · ivory · heirloom · nostalgia
Reproducing text mechanically
- typographyArranging letters for display
- embossedHaving raised design
- debossedStamped below surface level
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
engraving · cardstock · logo · layout · font · minimalist · matte · glossy
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- greetingExpression of welcome
- presentationFormal display to viewers
exchange · formality · decorum · propriety · manners · respectability · salutation · handshake · introduction · two-handed
business
Commercial activity or occupation
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- clientsThose receiving professional services
corporate · branding · LinkedIn · conferences · meetings · executives · entrepreneurs · partnerships · marketing · promotion
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
ephemera · engraved · ornate · filigree · calligraphy · parchment · ivory · heirloom · nostalgia · handcrafted
printing
Reproducing text mechanically
- typographyArranging letters for display
- embossedHaving raised design
- debossedStamped below surface level
letterpress · engraving · cardstock · logo · layout · font · minimalist · matte · glossy · dimensions
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, chaperoning, propriety, decorum, social graces
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- stationerypen, pencil, paper, notebook, envelope
- desk accessoriesdesk blotter, desk set, desk pad, desk organizer, letter opener