Vanity case encrusted with colored stones

Designer Fulco di Verdura

Manufacturer Verdura

Retailer Verdura

Date1941

MediumGold, olivines, peridots, citrines and zircons

DimensionsOverall: L 3 7/8 x W 2 1/2 x H 1 1/4 in. (L 9.8 x W 6.4 x H 3.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2004 The Members' Fund

Object number2004.22A

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Object NameVanity case

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Label Caption Title Vanity case encrusted with colored stones

Marks and Labels/StampsMarked once, on the upper right of the interior mirror frame: "14K VERDURA"ProvenanceOrdered by Doris Duke Cromwell (Mrs. James Cromwell) in 1941; purchased from the auction of her estate on June 2, 2004.Exhibition History"Jewelry: From Pearls to Platinum to Plastic," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 27, 2015-ongoing)
"All That Glitters: the Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals", San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California (May 14, 2010 - April 14, 2012)
"Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 3, 2006 - February 10, 2008)
Exhibited in "Gems of the East and West," at Rough Point, Newport RI, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts & Sciences, Hawaii, in 2003-2004. Published in the catalogue, (Gems from the East and West), written by Janet Zapata, Ulysses Grant Dietz, Zette Emmons, 2003, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, NYC, page 66, fig. 63.

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