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