Title: Nécessaire
Object type: Nécessaire
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Wood, shagreen, silk, tortoiseshell with gold mounts, steel
Dimensions: Nécessaire: 16-1/8 x 12 in.  (41.0 x 30.5 cm);
Case:  H. 5-1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
a) 13-3/8 x 9-7/8 in. (34 x 25.1 cm)
b,c) 1-3/4 x 2 x 1-7/8 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm)
d,e) 1-3/4 x 2 x 1-7/8 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm)
f,g)  L. 5-7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
h) L. 7-15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
i) L. open 5-7/8 in. (14.9 cm), closed 3-5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
j) L. 3-13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
k-p) each, open L. 10 in. (25.4 cm), closed 6-1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
q) L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
r)  L. 2-5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
s)  L. 6-9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
t)   L. 6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
u)  7 x 1 x 1/2 in. (17.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm)
v-x)  each L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
y)  L. 1-5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
z)  5-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 13-7/8 in. (14.6 x 45.1 x 35.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1964
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY