Case
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1750
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Mahogany case for three implements, irregular rectangular shape. Lid attached to bottom with two brass hinges and small hooks. Top of lid carved with scrolled acanthus leaves, in the shape of three "cartouches". Inside of case covered with silk, S-shaped scroll on the inside of case to hold the knife in place.
place: label: made in
content: probably France
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: 1985-103-193
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: mahogany, silk, brass
label: Dimensions
content: case open: L: 27 x W: 12.8 x D: 2cm
label: Dimensions
content: case closed: L: 27 x W: 6.4 x D: 3.1cm