id:			167989
accession number:	2009.57
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.57
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Vanity Set (Nécessaire), c. 1760. Manner of James Barbot (British). Gold, agate, interior fitted with implements, mirror; overall: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn 2009.57

title:				Vanity Set (Nécessaire)
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creation date:			c. 1760
creation date earliest:		1755
creation date latest:		1765
current location:		203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Howard F. Stirn
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culture:	England, mid 18th century
technique:	gold, agate, interior fitted with implements, mirror
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* James Barbot (British)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, New Orleans, LA
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	Howard F. Stirn [1923-2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -2009
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2009-
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fun fact:
This small box with a mirror-lined lid is a dressing table accessory for travel that contains luxury objects such a clasp knife, tweezers, manicure set, and scent bottles.

digital description:
Luxurious personal objects were an essential part of a privileged wardrobe during the 1700s and early 1800s, emphasizing their owner’s refinement and wealth. Jewelry, miniatures, and <em>nécessaires</em>—small expensive sets designed to hold grooming, writing, and sewing tools—were often given as intimate gifts, intended to be seen and admired. Their glittering surfaces, however, disguised a system based on the labor and suffering of enslaved or indentured people, whether in gold and stone mines or shops where these goods were made.

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

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