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  • We acquired this object.

1940

  • Work on this object began.

2017

2024

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Lipstick Case, Forget-Me-Not

This is a Lipstick Case.

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 1940. Its medium is enamel, engraved gold, collet-set diamond, silver.

It is credited Lent by Private Collection.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 6 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm (2 3/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Cartier, Pairs, 565 Bte SGDG

It is inscribed

"ne m'oubliez pas" on dial

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.

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