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  • We acquired this object.

1930

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

2016

2017

2025

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Cigarette Case

This is a Cigarette Case. It was retailed by Tiffany & Co..

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Caroline Rennolds Milbank as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated ca. 1935. Its medium is engine-turned silver and enamel.

It is credited Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank III.

Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 1 × 10.8 × 8.2 cm (3/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

"935"/"G...NY"

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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