Shagreen Case for Traveling Cutlery Set
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1798–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Case for three implements, oval in section. Green painted shark skin. Lid attached to body with hinge and push lock. Silver plated copper mounts attached with visible rivets. Inside covered with red silk.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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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: 1985-103-200
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: case
label: Type
content: case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: shagreen (shark skin), silk, silver plated, copper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 20 × 4.7 × 3.2 cm (7 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 in.)