Nécessaire

Medium

Wood veneered with tortoiseshell and gold; implements of glass, ivory, and gold

Dimensions

Overall: 3 × 3 1/4 × 2 in. (7.6 × 8.3 × 5.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Culture

German, probably Augsburg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937

Accession Number

38.50.1a–r