Object Details
- Producer
- Cartier, French, founded 1847
- Description
- Vanity case with curved ends suspended from an oval link gold chain; front of case shows lines of seed pearls accented with a lattice motif set with diamonds, accented by a small rabbit; cabochon sapphire as thumbpiece; interior fitted with a mirror and writing pad; powder compartment fitted with two lipstick holders with a removable pencil
- Credit Line
- Lent by Private Collection
- ca. 1924
- Accession Number
- 13.2016.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- containers
- Exhibitions
- Object Name
- Vanity Case
- Type
- Vanity Case
- Medium
- Gold, seed pearls, rose-cut and other diamonds, square-cut and cabochon sapphires, enamel, ruby, 18-karat gold, mirrored plate glass
- Dimensions
- L x W x D: 10.4 × 5 × 1.7 cm (4 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 11/16 in.)
- made in
- Paris, France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Exhibitions Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_13.2016.6
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cd813eec-9599-44ed-b2f9-4e8bc8d5c79b
