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 two pieces of the bloodstone egg are hollowed out. Each piece is held in a cage made in chased gold consisting of rococo scrolls and cornucopias full of roses. The hinge has an inscription in gold letters on an opaque white enamel background. A small rose diamond when pressed releases the hinge.
- Object name:
- EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- enamel -- diamond
- Made in:
- Germany
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 4 × 3 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.162
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION: L'amitie en fait le prix [Around center]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973