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. This etui consists of two pieces of bloodstone mounted in gold. There are two gold collars forming the hinge, each chased with rococo scrolls. The hinge is released by pressing a rose diamond.

This étui (bodkin holder) consists of two pieces of bloodstone mounted in gold. The body tapers towards the bottom. The back is flat while the two sides and front bulge outwards. The four faces curve together to a point at the top. There are two gold collars forming the hinge, each chased with rococo scrolls. The hinge is released by pressing a rose diamond. In the center of the lower portion is a small rosette in gold. Around the lower tip is another gold collar engraved in gold with scrolls and flowers. The interior compartment is missing.

Object name:

ÉTUI

Made from:

Bloodstone -- gold -- diamond

Made in:

England

Date made:

ca. 1760

Size:

9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

11.151

Class:

GOLD

Signature marks:

SCRATCH: ? 536..xx scratched [on neck]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973