Case

Gavet Coutelier, France1809–19

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Barrel-shaped red leather case with stamped gold decoration along the borders (bottom, centre, top). Case opens in the centre, small press button on front, hinge on back. Inside covered in green velvet. Small press-button on the front, hinge on back.

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Title: Case
Creator: Gavet Coutelier, France
Date Created: 1809–19
Location Created: Paris, France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Gilt leather, velvet, metal, ivory, ebony
Credit line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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