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NECESSAIRE

Nécessaire. Culture: British, London. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 10.8 × 7.9 cm). Maker: Watchmaker: Joseph Martineau Sr. (active 1744-70). Date: mid-18th century.
This nécessaire, fitted with a drawer below, contains a variety of toilet, sewing, and writing implements as well as a watch. It was part of the collection of English goldsmith work belonging to Admiral Frederic Harris, a noted philatelist and engineer known for his design of floating dry docks.

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Title:

NECESSAIRE

Caption:

Nécessaire. Culture: British, London. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 10.8 × 7.9 cm). Maker: Watchmaker: Joseph Martineau Sr. (active 1744-70). Date: mid-18th century. This nécessaire, fitted with a drawer below, contains a variety of toilet, sewing, and writing implements as well as a watch. It was part of the collection of English goldsmith work belonging to Admiral Frederic Harris, a noted philatelist and engineer known for his design of floating dry docks.

Technique/material:

Gold, agate; white enamel dial; implements of various materials

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Maker:

Watchmaker: Joseph Martineau Sr. (active 1744-70)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

4200 x 3248 px | 39.0 MB

Print size:

35.6 x 27.5 cm | 14.0 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AGATE • CHALCEDONY • DIALS • DRESSING CASES • ENAMEL • ENGLAND • EUROPE • EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS • GOLD • GOLD, AGATE; WHITE ENAMEL DIAL; IMPLEMENTS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS • LONDON • METAL • METALWORK • METALWORK-GOLD AND PLATINUM • METALWORKS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PLATINUM • UNITED KINGDOM • WATCHMAKER: JOSEPH MARTINEAU SR. (ACTIVE 1744-70)