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Trompe l'Oeil Étui étui
This is a étui. It was manufactured by Unknown. It is dated mid- to late-18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Along with scent bottles and snuff boxes, etui were among the small personal objects that fell under the eighteenth-century trade category of “toys”. Etui are small decorative cases used to hold toiletry items and sewing tools. This example in the form of a naturalistically painted asparagus stalk was part of a broader trend for trompe-l’oeil ceramics. Especially fashionable were tureens made to resemble the animals or plants diners were soon to consume.
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 8.5 × 2 cm (3 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Porcelain is unmarked.
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Trompe l'Oeil Étui étui; Manufactured by Unknown; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, metal; H x diam.: 8.5 × 2 cm (3 3/8 × 13/16 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-27
