Eighteen-karat gold, enamel, and diamond necessaire
Cartier
(French, founded in 1847)
c. 1915
Medium/TechniquePlatinum, gold, enamel, diamond, and onyx
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 15.3 x 4.1 x 3 cm (15.3 x 4.1 cm, 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild
Accession number2013.1786
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1938, Clarice de Rothschild (b. 1894 – d. 1967), Vienna and New York [see note 1]; by descent to her daughter, Bettina Looram de Rothschild (b. 1924 - d. 2012); about 1990/1992, given by Bettina Looram de Rothschild to members of her family; 2013, gift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)
NOTES:
[1] With the Anschluss, or annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in March, 1938, the possessions of Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild of Vienna were seized almost immediately by Nazi forces. However, at the time the couple was traveling in London, where Clarice de Rothschild had taken her jewelry. The jewelry was never confiscated, and remained in her possession.
NOTES:
[1] With the Anschluss, or annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in March, 1938, the possessions of Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild of Vienna were seized almost immediately by Nazi forces. However, at the time the couple was traveling in London, where Clarice de Rothschild had taken her jewelry. The jewelry was never confiscated, and remained in her possession.
late 16th–early 17th century
early 20th century
