Object Details
Producer
Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, France, established ca. 1906
Manufacturer
Alfred Langlois, French, ca. 1875 - 1958
Description
Vanity case decorated with three stylized gold cypress trees, the center tree applied with cream-colored enamel accented by turquiose enamel flowers and grass, partially framed by ornate foliate sections, all within a black enamel ground with bands of diamonds, the reverse applied with a modified black enamel lozenge motif accented by small flowers, the sides set with onyx panels; the interior with a fitted mirror, two powder compartments and a lipstick tube; mounted in gold and platinum
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Date
1928
Accession Number
13.2016.52
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
containers
Exhibitions
Object Name
Vanity Case
Type
Vanity Case
Medium
Gold, cream, black, and turquoise enamel, baguette diamonds, onyx, platinum, mirrored plate glass
Dimensions
L x W x D: 8.7 × 5 × 1.1 cm (3 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 7/16 in.)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_13.2016.52