Nécessaire

Medium

Stained wood, gilt metal, gold, crystal, steel, rubies

Dimensions

Overall (Case (a)): 2 in. × 8 1/4 in. × 3 11/16 in. (5.1 × 21 × 9.4 cm); Length (Scissors (b)): 4 in. (10.2 cm); Length (Quill (c)): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Length (Pencil (d)): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Length (Bodkin (e)): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Overall (Thimble (f)): 1 × 7/8 in. (2.5 × 2.2 cm); Length (Étui (g)): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Length (Scent bottle (h)): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Length (Ribbon spools (i–l)): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diameter (Silk spool (m)): 1 in. (2.5 cm); Length (Stiletto (n)): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Elaine Schenker, 1966

Accession Number

66.209a–n

Rights

Public Domain