There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color peru darkolivegreen darkgrey sienna or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1985

  • We acquired this object.

2002

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Case (possibly France)

This is a case. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is wood, leather, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

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

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 20.1 × 4.6 × 3.4 cm (7 15/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Partly illegible: W.. B? L? E?

Cite this object as

Case (possibly France); wood, leather, silver; L x W x D: 20.1 × 4.6 × 3.4 cm (7 15/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 5/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-268

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18804085/ |title=Case (possibly France) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=6 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>