Cigarette Case
ca. 1963 (made)
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This cigarette case was bought from Boucheron, London in May 1963 for £300 by Bettine, Lady Abingdon .In terms of luxury items the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box. In the later decades of the 20th century, the cigarette case was challenged by the damage to health caused by smoking.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold |
| Brief description | Basket-weave gold case, France, Paris, about 1963; Boucheron |
| Physical description | Rectangular, basket weave gold case with applied monogram of Elizabeth (Bettine), Countess of Abingdon |
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| Credit line | The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection, bequeathed by Mrs T.R.P. Hole |
| Summary | This cigarette case was bought from Boucheron, London in May 1963 for £300 by Bettine, Lady Abingdon .In terms of luxury items the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box. In the later decades of the 20th century, the cigarette case was challenged by the damage to health caused by smoking. |
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| Accession number | M.162&A-1987 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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