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Sewing necessaire

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2018.5.17.23ah.AA.BX.C1830.FR
Description
An antique necessaire with sewing tools, including a pair of scissors, a thimble, a bodkin and a bottle of smelling salt, with a big mirror under the lid. The top is decorated with cut steel details and a fragment made of mother-of-pearl.  
Materials
Rosewood tree
Mother-of-pearl
Steel
Golden leaf
Cut steel
Velvet
Origin
circa 1830 France
Dimensions
Width : 10 cm
Length : 13.5 cm
Height : 5.3 cm