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