Title: Nécessaire
Object type: Nécessaire
Date: ca. 1815
Artist:  Tahan 
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Stained wood, gilt metal, gold, crystal, steel, rubies
Dimensions: Overall (Case (a)): 2 in. × 8 1/4 in. × 3 11/16 in. (5.1 × 21 × 9.4 cm);
Length (Scissors (b)): 4 in. (10.2 cm);
Length (Quill (c)): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm);
Length (Pencil (d)): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm);
Length (Bodkin (e)): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm);
Overall (Thimble (f)): 1 × 7/8 in. (2.5 × 2.2 cm);
Length (Étui (g)): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Length (Scent bottle (h)): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm);
Length (Ribbon spools (i–l)): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm);
Diameter (Silk spool (m)): 1 in. (2.5 cm);
Length (Stiletto (n)): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of Elaine Schenker, 1966
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY