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Toilet set, travelling / fitment / ring

Description

Storage fitment or ring, part of the Hopetoun Toilet Set, by Jules Coquelin, Paris, 1830 - 1839

Museum reference

A.1992.77 J

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Toilet set, travelling / fitment / ring

Production information

Coquelin, Jules, 1838 - 1845 (fl.)
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

1830s

Materials

Cardboard

Physical description

Card; leather or paper simulating leather; ring-shaped

Associations

Retailer: Aucoc Aine
Previous owner: John, 5th Earl of Hopetoun

Exhibitions

  • Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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art, design and fashion, fashion and style

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