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Object Details

Description
Vanity case with a hinged lid decorated in black and white enamel with an all-over chevron and dot stylized lattice motif, the sides accented with four diamond-set squares concealing the push-button opening mechanism; with a fitted mirror and compartments for powder, rouge and lipstick
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Date
1927
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Medium
Enamel, daimonds, gold, mirrored plate glass
Dimensions
L x W x D: 9.8 × 5.7 × 1.6 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 5/8 in.)
Type
Exhibitions
Object Name
Vanity Case
Type
Vanity Case
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