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Etui (Necessaire)
1784
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Iron
- Tortoise shell (marine turtle)
- Steel
- Ivory (elephant)
Museum Object Number
1968.0136 A- F
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1968.0136 A- F
Object Name
Etui (Necessaire)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly England, or attributed to William Garret Forbes (as the importer and engraver?), New York (per Yale University Art Gallery's etui)
Date
1784
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Case, side
Inscription: engraved: "This / MEMORIAL / was bequeathed/by the best of / MOTHERS / to her son / John / De Lancey"
Type: Inscription
Location: Case, side
Inscription: engraved: "Elizb / De Lancey / obt 23 Septr / 1784 / Aet. 64."
Type: Inscription
Location: Case, underside
Inscription: engraved: "When you Receive the Token, / The Parent who gives it / Will be no longer here on Earth. / Let us live so as to hope to meet / in Heaven.
Type: Inscription
Location: Memorandum leaf, side
Inscription: written in pen/pencil: "Miss A. A. Yates/ Schenectady,/ N.Y."
Type: Inscription
Location: Memorandum leaf, side
Inscription: written in pen/pencil: "John de Lancey/ N. Y."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silver
- Iron
- Tortoise shell (marine turtle)
- Steel
- Ivory (elephant)
Dimensions (inches)
4.449 (H) x 2.559 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.3 (H) x 6.5 (W)
Dimensions (oz)
6.314
Measurement Notes
Scissors: OL: 4"; OW: 1 9/16"
Memorandum leaves: OL: 6 1/4" opened, OW: 1 1/2"
Compass, dividers: OL: 3 1/4"; diameter (pivot): 5/16"
Knife: OL: 2"; OW: 3/8"
Corkscrew: OL: 2 1/4"