Nécessaire

Medium

Wood, shagreen, silk, tortoiseshell with gold mounts, steel

Dimensions

Nécessaire: 16-1/8 x 12 in. (41.0 x 30.5 cm); Case: H. 5-1/4 in. (13.3 cm) a) 13-3/8 x 9-7/8 in. (34 x 25.1 cm) b,c) 1-3/4 x 2 x 1-7/8 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm) d,e) 1-3/4 x 2 x 1-7/8 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm) f,g) L. 5-7/8 in. (14.9 cm) h) L. 7-15/16 in. (20.2 cm) i) L. open 5-7/8 in. (14.9 cm), closed 3-5/8 in. (9.2 cm) j) L. 3-13/16 in. (9.7 cm) k-p) each, open L. 10 in. (25.4 cm), closed 6-1/4 in. (15.9 cm) q) L. 6 in. (15.2 cm) r) L. 2-5/8 in. (6.7 cm) s) L. 6-9/16 in. (16.7 cm) t) L. 6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm) u) 7 x 1 x 1/2 in. (17.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm) v-x) each L. 6 in. (15.2 cm) y) L. 1-5/8 in. (4.1 cm) z) 5-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 13-7/8 in. (14.6 x 45.1 x 35.2 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 C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1964

Accession Number

64.304.6a–aa