Case
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1720–40
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular wooden case, covered with shark skin, brass mounts, handle and lock plate with floral pattern. Two hinges on the back. Sloping front on inside has twelve square openings for the implements. Inside covered with silk and metal thread.
place: label: made in
content: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1985-103-279-a
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Wood, brass, shark skin, silk
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 22.6 x 12 x 7.3 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)