Nécessaire

Joseph Martineau, Sr.

Date

mid-18th century

Type

Nécessaire

Medium

Gold, agate; white enamel; implements of various materials including ivory, steel, tortiseshell, hair

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

46.147.2a–p

Credit

Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Harris, 1946