A blue and turquoise cylindrical, baton-shaped object is placed next to a rectangular case at a diagonal angle, both with similar decorative elements. The cylinder is a royal blue lapis lazuli case with gold rings on each end. The flat bottom end is composed of a wheel of inlaid turquoise, with a smaller gold ring framing a lapis lazuli round. The adjacent rectangular case is decorated with the lapis lazuli on each side, and a diagonally cross-hatched inlaid turquoise center panel. The turquoise reveals darker speckles along the top surface. The case is accented with vertical and horizontal gold lines, and highlighted with a small, rectangular latch of a french-cut diamond framed on each side with cut sapphires. A slightly blurred reflection of each object mirrors the objects on the white surface.

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	We acquired this object.
1924	Work on this object began.
1934	Work on this object ended.
2017	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
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Cigarette Case And Lipstick Baton, ca. 1929

This is a Cigarette Case and Lipstick Baton.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Private Collection as part of Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.

It is dated ca. 1929. Its medium is inlaid turquoise, lapis lazuli, diamonds, cut sapphires, gold.

It is credited Lent by Private Collection.

Vanity Case
lapis lazuli, enamel, diamonds, mirror, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.26

Bright blue, patterned rectangular case with rounded corners and gold accent lines with a curved, geometric diamond plaque. The marble-like blue enamel includes asymmetric strands of lighter and darker shades, with four graduated and shaded solid bars below and accented with gold lines. The thumbpiece and plaque are in a stylized, arrow-like shape and filled with french-cut and baguette diamonds.

Vanity Case, 1938
enamel, french-cut and baguette diamonds, mirrored plate glass, gold,platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.23

Drawing, Textile Design: Nero
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-15

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Drawing, Egyptian Antiquities
pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-468

Mihrab tile (portion of a Prayer niche) Tile

Mihrab tile (portion of a Prayer niche) Tile
siliceous-glazed earthenware.
1938-45-2

Pendant
turquoise.
1920-22-4

Its dimensions are

L x W x D (Cigarette Case): 8.2 × 5.4 × 1.5 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 9/16 in.) L x W x D (Lipstick Baton): 5.7 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm (2 1/4 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Box: French assay marks; Cartier, Paris; Made in France; 03351; Lipstick Baton: French assay marks; Cartier Paris; 0204; Lipstick: Cartier Paris; 01269

It is inscribed

"Allard (?) Reuss, 33 rue Barbet de Jouy, July - 7 - 29"

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/DayW8/
Accession Number 13.2016.49
Object ID 420577147