etui
Summary
Public: Etui of flattened oval section tapered towards the bottom with a deep lid sliding on an inner brass sleeve with deep plain brass mounts; metal mount to the top slightly chased. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with five oval panels of pastoral landscapes within dark blue borders on a blue ground decorated with rosettes within touching circles in dark blue. Private: Etui of a flattened oval section tapered towards the bottom with a deep lid sliding on an inner brass sleeve with deep plain brass mounts; metal mount to the top slightly chased. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with five oval panels of pastoral landscapes, two large ones on the body and three smaller on the lid, all are within borders of a band of dark blue with gilt decoration on a blue ground decorated with rosettes within touching circles in dark blue.
Object Name
etui
Dimensions
object: 9.5cm x 4.2cm
accession number
1958.522
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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