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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Etui
Date Made:ca. 1770
Type:Personal Gear
Materials:Silver, agate, and ivory; molded, engraved, and carved
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:Overall: 3 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 13/16 in; 9.2 cm x 4.1 cm x 2.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.52.a
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Rectangular silver etui case or necessaire designed to hold nine fitted implements. Two small agates set on either side of top and two larger hourglass shapes on corresponding body. Scroll and flower forms are cast on body. George III; English silver mounted. Agate trimmed (Scottish pebbles?). Unmarked. Contains a tiny knife, fork, spoon, and handles; also contains a bodkin, pencil, and ivory note.

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