etui
Summary
Public: Etui of flattened oval section tapering towards the bottom with a deep hinged lid within a tooled, scalloped edged metal mount with chased metal mounts to the top and bottom; no implements inside. Enamelled on metal and painted in colours with five panels of pastoral landscapes within elaborate gilt floral borders on a white ground decorated with gilt scrolls and white dots. Private: Etui of flattened oval section tapering towards the bottom with a deep hinged lid within a tooled, scalloped edged metal mount with chased metal mounts to the top and bottom; no implements inside. Enamelled on metal and painted in colours with five panels of pastoral scenes; two large ones on the body each with two men with sticks and sheep within landscapes with trees and water and smaller ones on the lid to each side with sheep and one on the top with two figures. All panels are within elaborate floral scroll borders in gilt on a white ground decorated with gilt scrolls and dots in raised white enamel.
Object Name
etui
Dimensions
object: 10cm x 4.7cm
accession number
1958.519
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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