Nécessaire

James Cox

Date

ca. 1770–72

Type

Nécessaire

Medium

Case: moss agate, mounted in gold and set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; silver; Dial: white enamel, with frame pavé-set with paste jewels

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

57.128a–o

Credit

Gift of Florence Harris Van der Kemp, 1957