Cosmetic jar

Barnard Brothers

1874–75 · Silver, glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The building of railroads during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a tremendous increase in travel, which stimulated the demand for the sumptuous dressing cases retailed by Frederick Jenner and Fabian James Knewstub and other London firms. This luxury case (61.78.1–.50), with its pivoting compartments, secret storage areas, and myriad fittings "which quite exhaust the requisites for the road or the boudoir," certainly made travel as comfortable as it was cumbersome.

Artist

Barnard Brothers

Date

1874–75

Medium

Silver, glass

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Amos L. Beaty, 1961