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Traveling Dressing Case Dressing Case

This is a dressing case. It was made by Thomas Whitehouse and retailed by Asprey & Son Co.. It is dated 1875 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is wood, silk, leather, silver, glass, mother-of-pearl, brass, gold, steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Traveling dressing case with fittings
Made by Asprey & Son
London, England, 1875
Rosewood, silver, glass, brass, mother-of-pearl, silk, and leather
Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman, 1984-133-1/16
(for CG #4)

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Fashionable cases fit for travel.

This object was donated by Danny J. H. Kauffman. It is credited Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman.

Our curators have highlighted 6 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

  • Box With Spoon
  • silver gilt, enamel.
  • Gift of the Panwy Foundation, from the collection of Maria Wyman.
  • 1994-129-11

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 21.3 × 32.4 × 23.3 cm (8 3/8 × 12 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Traveling Dressing Case Dressing Case; Made by Thomas Whitehouse (British, active 1848-98); Retailed by Asprey & Son Co. (United Kingdom); England; wood, silk, leather, silver, glass, mother-of-pearl, brass, gold, steel; H x W x D: 21.3 × 32.4 × 23.3 cm (8 3/8 × 12 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman; 1984-133-1-a/c, e/i

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Virtue in Vice and Tools: Extending Our Reach.

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