Vanity Case
ca. 1935 (made)
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In terms of luxury goods, the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, with cabochon sapphires |
| Brief description | Gold, with cabochon sapphires, England, about 1935; Mappin & Webb |
| Physical description | Gold case of rounded rectangular shape, engraved with a repeated pattern of rectangles, the push and other terminals set with cabochon sapphires in collets. Case contains eye brow pencil and holder, lipstick, and two compartments, a powder puff of silk and swansdown in one. |
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| Gallery label | Vanity case
England, about 1935; Mappin & Webb
Gold, with cabochon sapphires
Museum no. M.140 to D-1984(2008) |
| Summary | In terms of luxury goods, the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.140 to D-1984 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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