Nécessaire, first quarter 18th century, German (probably Augsburg). Wood veneered with tortoiseshell and gold; implements of glass, ivory, and gold. Beneath a mirror-lined cover, the interior of this casket contains an inkwell and sand shaker, pen, pencil, clasp knife, cut-glass seal, snuff spoon, ear spoon, bodkin, tweezers, file, two-leaved ivory tablet, and a patch box.