Nécessaire (one of a pair)
John Barbot|Charles Muss|Sir Thomas Lawrence
ca. 1760 · Gold, agate, rubies, diamonds, silver, wood carcass, silk velvet, miror glass; enamel miniature; glass, enamel, topaz; movement: gilded brass, steel, enamel face; shagreen on wood with gold piqué ornament and gilt-brass mounts · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
This richly decorated shagreen case protected an extravagant nécessaire in the shape of a miniature cabinet. Scent bottles, an ivory notebook, a patch box, and other toilet implements are stored inside.
- Artist
- John Barbot|Charles Muss|Sir Thomas Lawrence
- Date
- ca. 1760
- Medium
- Gold, agate, rubies, diamonds, silver, wood carcass, silk velvet, miror glass; enamel miniature; glass, enamel, topaz; movement: gilded brass, steel, enamel face; shagreen on wood with gold piqué ornament and gilt-brass mounts
- Culture
- British, London
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Haris, 1945
