Nécessaire

Unknown Artist

18th century (?)

Nécessaire by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, enamel, tortoiseshell, brilliants

Dimensions

Overall: 4 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (10.8 × 6.7 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948

Accession Number

48.187.479a–l

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