Un petit sejour ce weekend

"Thinking Outside the Box" exhibit collect at the Met in NYC

Yes.  

Let me just finish off a few tidbits in my travel case... 

Yes, all done.  

Now I am ready.  

Oh, la, la. 

A little weekend away does require so many little "necessities".

Thank you to Quintessence for providing me with this peek into how far (down) we have come in terms of ornate, decadent personal grooming essentials.  This exhibit "Thinking Outside of the Box" is currently at the Met in NYC.

Look at this!  

Can you imagine traveling with such luxury?  

Each and every piece is so exquisitely detailed.  Hard to imagine, really.  For goodness sake, my daughter and I drool over the 

Vera Bradley catalog.  

This photo was from her weekend at the Met in NYC.  I miss NYC so much...  The wheat fig newtons in the little delis.  The Halloween parade in the village.  The zeppolis (all hot, sticky, and fried then shaken in a paper bag with loads of powdered sugar) from the Italian fest in Soho.  

Sorry, I digress.  

Today's "Necessities" box

The exhibition includes one hundred boxes, chests and other small containers from the museum’s department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, many of which have not been on display for years. Dating from 1500 – 1900, not only are these pieces mini-masterpieces in their own right but they reflect so much about the life of the period – stylistically, historically and socially. From travel cases to tea caddies to wonderful nécessaires, the objects represent the best of exquisite craftsmanship. They were both practical yet also collected as cherished works of art, made from all manners of material, often encrusted with gems and exotic components.