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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Etui case
Date Made:1790
Type:Personal Gear
Materials:Silver
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:Overall: 5/8 in x 1 13/16 in x 3 5/8 in; 1.6 cm x 4.6 cm x 9.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.77a
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Long thin silver case with fitted implements inside. The inner skeleton of the case guides objects to the bottom; the top lifts on a two-lug hinge with spring close and silver button; chased with diagonal lined pattern and four vertical sets of curving flowers; applied molded reeding around edges; chased cartouche of flowers on lid. Bottom dented; slight tarnish (especially in grooves: interior of lid very tarnished, lower interior corroded and dirty). Clasp no longer working.

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