About the Artwork
Pocketbook
1890 or 1891
Tiffany and Company
established 1837
American
Unknown
Tortoise shell, gilt silver, alligator and suede
Overall: 10 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (26.7 × 16.5 × 3.8 cm)
Costume Accessories
American Art before 1950
Gift of Margot Johnson, Inc. in honor of Nancy Rivard Shaw, Curator of American Art
1998.50
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Provenance
1998-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Tiffany and Company, Pocketbook, 1890 or 1891, tortoise shell, gilt silver, alligator and suede. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Margot Johnson, Inc. in honor of Nancy Rivard Shaw, Curator of American Art, 1998.50.
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