OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The oblong box is long and rounded at each end. In the center of the cover is a monogram made in very small diamonds against a hair background. This is framed in gold and enamel, first with a circle of white dots simulating pearls and then a blue band. The edges and hinge are made in gold which is delicately engraved with formal patterns. The interior is lined with red velvet. The thumbpiece is a small gold button.
- Object name:
- OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
- Made from:
- Ivory -- gold -- enamel -- diamonds -- velvet -- hair
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 18th c.-19th c.
- Size:
- 1.3 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm (1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.17
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- MONOGRAM on cover: GS
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973