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Nécessaire with watch by an unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Nécessaire with watch

Unattributed · probably ca. 1745–50

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Recorded facts

Date

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

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982

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