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sablé
Balloon-shaped case
sablé
French
1783–90
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass beads on looped network (Sablé)
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2359
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionScissors or monocle case, two-sided, flat balloon-shape of strung glass beads (called sablé) held together with looping stitches. Pink silk lining. White ground with design identifying balloon with ascension of 21 November 1783 (Paris). Good condition, some paint on flowers at bottom.
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, to the MFA 1943