When was "Toilet set in original leather case" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1743–45.

Is "Toilet set in original leather case" in the public domain?

Yes, Toilet set in original leather case is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Toilet set in original leather case

Q: Who created "Toilet set in original leather case"?

Toilet set in original leather case was created by Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker in ca. 1743–45.

Q: What medium is "Toilet set in original leather case"?

Toilet set in original leather case is Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle.

Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker

ca. 1743–45

Toilet set in original leather case by Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker

Medium

Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle

Dimensions

Case: H.16 1/2 in.; with opened lid: H.37 3/4 in.; D.28 in.; Silver-gilt mirror: H.29 1/2 in.; W.23 1/2 in.

Classification

Metalwork-Silver

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Gift, in memory of Stephen M. Kellen, 2005

Accession Number

2005.364.1a–f–.48

Toilet set in original leather case

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