Nécessaire with watch
Object type: Nécessaire with watch
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German
Date: probably ca. 1745–50
Medium: Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. (10.8 × 12.9 × 9.5 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession year: 1982