Nécessaire with watch

probably ca. 1745–50

Date

probably ca. 1745–50

Medium

Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel

Size

Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. (10.8 × 12.9 × 9.5 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Type

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed