Nécessaire

Unknown

third quarter 18th century · Shagreen on wood; fittings of gold, porcelain, glass, and steel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This pocket nécessaire contains the following fittings for personal grooming: a patch box with mirror, tweezers, ear spoon, file, and two scent bottles with porcelain stoppers. It is part of a group of étuis and snuffboxes collected by the New York broker Valentine Alexander Blacque, who retired to Paris in the 1880s.

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter 18th century

Medium

Shagreen on wood; fittings of gold, porcelain, glass, and steel

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937