- Museum number
- C919
C919A - Object
- An egg-shaped box in case, Agate, gold, enamel, shagreen, about 1760
- Description
- An egg-shaped Bonboniere, gold mounted with enamel inscription: ''Souvenez vous de non amitie''. In fitted shagreen case.
- Materials
- Agate
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- box
case - Dimensions
- regular: 7.62cm (w)
Egg-shaped box
English
Agate, gold, enamel, shagreen case, about 1760
Inscribed: Souvenez vous de mon amitié [Remember my friendship]
C919
Portable objects for personal use are often beautifully made and decorated. As well as being useful they can delight the owner and impress onlookers. In the eighteenth century exquisite and often eye-wateringly expensive personal accessories became essential indicators of a person’s rank and taste.
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