ÉTUI

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Second Floor Hallway

About this object

The background is in white enamel with raised gilt scrolls framing two panels with landscapes in full colors on the lower half and flowers on the sides of the upper half and top. The lower section has one panel with four shoremen loading a sailboat, the other with a couple walking in the country. The inside contains eight fittings, including two ivory pieces.

Object name:

ÉTUI

Made from:

Enamel on copper -- gilt copper

Made in:

ENGLAND: South Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury

Date made:

ca. 1770

Size:

14.9 × 4.1 cm (5 7/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

15.154

Class:

ENAMEL

Signature marks:

LABEL At the bottom a round paper sticker with a zig-zag edge and number "8" in the center

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973