OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The long oval box has rounded ends. it is made fron ivory and is set with gold six hemispheres on the cover. Each has gold rays which are also set in the cover. The interior has a green velvet lining in the bottom and a mirror set in the cover. There is a small thumbpiece.
- Object name:
- OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
- Made from:
- Ivory -- gold -- velvet -- mirror
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 1.5 × 8.4 × 2.4 cm (5/8 × 3 5/16 × 15/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.21
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- MARK on hinge: small illegible mark
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973