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sablé
Watch case
sablé
French
1783–1800
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass, beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
5.5 x 1.6 cm (2 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2420
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWatch case of strung glass beads (called sablé) held together with looping stitches. White ground with two cupids supporting small balloon. Red velvet lining. Good condition, touches of pink paint.
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, to the MFA 1943