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Case

1920-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a case for a bracelet made by Cartier, probably in New York. As part of the Goldstein Collection, it contained M.116:1-2007, an earlier bracelet by Léon Gariod, but it was not made for it.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, silk, velvet
Brief description
Dark red leather case stamped with gold garlands, Cartier, probably New York, 1920-50.
Physical description
Dark red leather case stamped with garlands in gold leaf.
Dimensions
  • Length: 245mm
  • Width: 54mm
  • Height: 29mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • CARTIER (Punched in gold letters on outside of bottom of case.)
  • CARTIER (Printed in gold on white silk inside case with addresses of branches in New York, Paris and London.)
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Summary
This is a case for a bracelet made by Cartier, probably in New York. As part of the Goldstein Collection, it contained M.116:1-2007, an earlier bracelet by Léon Gariod, but it was not made for it.
Collection
Accession number
M.116:2-2007

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2010
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