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Object Timeline

1925	Work on this object ended.
1967	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Box And Cover

This is a Box and cover. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is wood, lacquer, gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Arthur Wiesenberger and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger. It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger.

Print, Plate 47, Dans un Boudoir (In a Boudoir), Gazette du Bon Ton (Journal of Good Taste), Vol. 2, No. 10

Print, Plate 47, Dans un Boudoir (In a Boudoir), Gazette du Bon Ton (Journal...
lithograph and pochoir on paper.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1980-32-1693

Door With Handle (France), 1925–26
carved, joined, and lacquered wood, eggshell, mother-of-pearl, gold leaf,....
Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim.
1950-104-3

A high-gloss and reflective black enamel cigarette and vanity case in an elliptical form with a narrow meander design employing gold and black enamel with a centered cabochon onyx bordering both ends. Immediately beneath, toward the center on both ends is a fine line of rose-cut diamonds set in platinum that extends around the form with an additional triangular form with scalloped sides in a pattern adorned with a bright green cabochon jade dotting the centers of each with points facing the center. The opening is horizontally placed bordered with a gold line and a tapered short row of rose-cut diamonds are centered on the clasp. A decorative narrow neck with two gold rings adorns the right end with a cap in the shape of a triangular drum fabricated from black enamel and two rows of rose-cut diamonds on the bottom close to the neck and six rows of rose-cut diamonds tapering as they reach the top. A bright green jade bead adorns the uppermost top while a black onyx ring penetrates the cap enabling maybe one or two fingers to fit through while carrying the case. The photograph captures the object resting on a diagonal with the right side lower than the left and a cast shadow reflecting the object on a white surface and ground.

Cigarette And Vanity Case, ca. 1925
black enamel, rose-cut and other diamonds, jade cabochons, onyx, gold,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.13

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 8.9 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Box And Cover; wood, lacquer, gilding; H x W x D: 8.9 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger; 1967-66-57-a,b

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CB9p/
Accession Number 1967-66-57-a,b
Object ID 18458755