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Forget-Me-Not

Object Details

Description
rectangular form with sliding cover adjusted by gold disc inscribed "ne m'oubliez pas" (forget-me-not) centered by a single collet-set diamond; with silver liner
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Date
1940
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Medium
Enamel, engraved gold, collet-set diamond, silver
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm (2 3/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
Type
containers
Exhibitions
Object Name
Lipstick Case
Type
Lipstick Case
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