Title: Nécessaire
Object type: Nécessaire
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Shagreen on wood, gold; implements of gold, ivory, 
and steel
Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (9.5 × 3.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY