Object Details
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Description
rectangular with rounded and incurved corners, the top with nephrite panels carved with sections of flowers and melons,set at intersteces with diamond-set platinum octagon shaped studs,at the end with rows of jade batons and buff-top sapphires, the borders of blue enamel on gold, the sides with carved nephrite and jade batons and thumbpiece; the interior with fitted mirror, two powder compartments, lipstick holder,
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Date
ca. 1927
Accession Number
13.2016.81
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
containers
Exhibitions
Vanity Case
Medium
Carved nephrite, platinum-mounted diamonds,enamel, gold, carved jade, buff-top sapphires, mirrored plate glass
Dimensions
L x W x D: 9.4 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm (3 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 3/4 in.)
made in
Paris, France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_13.2016.81