Etui

Description

Necessaire consisting of a box with a hinged lid, the foot, sides and slightly domed top of bloodstone set in gold and covered with an openwork design in the same metal: English, London, c. 1760

Museum reference

A.1948.257

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Etui

Production information

Unknown
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1760

Materials

Silver, Gold, Gemstone

Physical description

Bloodstone framed in gold, coloured stones set in silver

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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