ÉTUI
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
Background is enameled white with sprays of leaves and dots raised and gilded. On the upper and lower sections there are two cartouches each painted in full colors with four landscapes, showing harbors or rivers, two with ruined columns and two with castles. These cartouches have elaborate rococo frames raised and gilded. On the top is a star raised and gilded.
- Object name:
- ÉTUI
- Made from:
- Enamel -- copper -- gilt copper
- Made in:
- ENGLAND: South Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury
- Date made:
- ca. 1770
- Size:
- 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.151.1-2
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973