EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The egg is formed of two pieces of shaped bloodstone. Both pieces are covered with a gold cage chased with scrolls and roses. About the center is an inscription in gold letters on opaque white enamel. The spring that holds the cover is released by pressing a tiny diamond.
- Object name:
- EGG-SHAPED ÉTUI
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- enamel -- diamond
- Made in:
- Germany
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 4.4 × 3.5 cm (1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.163
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION: L'amitie en fait le prix; [Around center] LABEL: 395- [Inside egg]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973