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Needle Case

Needle Case

Public Domain

Titles
  • Needle Case
Date19th century
MediumIvory
Dimensions2 7/8h × 7/8w × 5/8d inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.990.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.

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