Nécessaire with watch
Unknown Artist
probably ca. 1745–50
Medium
Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. (10.8 × 12.9 × 9.5 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number
1982.60.135
Rights
Public Domain