Nécessaire
Joseph Martineau, Sr.
mid-18th century
Medium
Gold, agate; white enamel; implements of various materials including ivory, steel, tortiseshell, hair
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 10.8 × 7.9 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Harris, 1946
Accession Number
46.147.2a–p