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Object ID #18803887

This is a case. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is mahogany, silk, brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This case is carved in a sophisticated Rococo style, and the ivory with flowers reflects the period's enthusiasm, more often visible in porcelain, for botany ("Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500 - 2005," May - August 13, 2006).

Set 1985-103-193/196

This object was donated by Eleanor L. Metzenberg. It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.

  • Frame
  • cast and blackened bronze.
  • Gift of Jacob H. Schiff.
  • 1904-20-82

Its dimensions are

case open: L: 27 x W: 12.8 x D: 2cm case closed: L: 27 x W: 6.4 x D: 3.1cm

Cite this object as

Object ID #18803887; mahogany, silk, brass; case open: L: 27 x W: 12.8 x D: 2cm case closed: L: 27 x W: 6.4 x D: 3.1cm; The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-193

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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