Dressing Case, ca. 1843

  • English

Engraved silver

  • Overall (open): 3/16 × 5 1/16 × 7/16 inches (0.5 × 12.9 × 1.1 cm) Overall (closed): 3/16 × 3 × 9/16 inches (0.5 × 7.6 × 1.4 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Mylne Keena

58.345.20

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Inscribed on exterior: "Mamie"; Inscribed on blade: "From grandmother"

Gift from James Christie to Norman Jay Emmons and Julia Whetton

By descent, Mrs. Dorothy K. Keena

1958-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

English, Dressing Case, ca. 1843, engraved silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Mylne Keena, 58.345.20.