ÉTUI
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
The sides are highly embossed with flowers. The background is in white enamel while the embossed flowers are painted in natural colors. The ormolu mounts are finely chiselled and tooled. At the top is a ring for suspension. The interior fittings are missing and would have included a knife, tablet, and earpick or spoon.
- Object name:
- ÉTUI
- Made from:
- Enamel on copper -- gilt copper
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- ca. 1765
- Size:
- 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.181
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- LABEL At the bottom a paper sticker with a zig-zag border and the number "1" in the center
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973