EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
An etui, or bodkin holder, is a decorative container used to hold bodkins (hairpins), toothpicks, or other small tools.
The egg is made from bloodstone which is hollow. Both the pieces, top and bottom, are held in a cage chased in gold with very elaborate rococo scrolls and flowers. On the cover is a dog and squirrel and on the lower half are two birds. The hinge has a band with an inscription in gold letters on a red translucent enamelled ground. The hinge is released by pressing a tiny rose diamond.
- Object name:
- EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- enamel -- diamond
- Made in:
- Germany
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 4.4 × 3.5 cm (1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.160
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION: Dieu Von Garde [Around center]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973