Etui
Record status
Individual type · partial
Etui in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number C.483:1 to 4-1914). The museum's brief description reads: Etui of painted enamel on copper and mounted in brass.
Second half of 18th century. Museum description: Etui painted with flowers in colours and blue scrollwork on a pink ground. It is fitted with a pair of scissors, a brass holder, and two ivory memorandum tablets. The museum records it as Enamel on copper, brass, ivory, measuring Height 9.5 cm; Width 4.1 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- enamel, copper, brass, ivory
- Dimensions
- Height 9.5 cm; Width 4.1 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Enamel on copper, brass, ivory
Identification
- Museum object name
- Etui
- Museum object number
- C.483:1 to 4-1914
- Museum system number
- O307441
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.