Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Étui with Military Trophies
18th century
quatre-couleur gold
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This étui, or small container is for holding sealing wax. The case is decorated with four medallions showing military trophies.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
George Robinson Harding, London; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914; by bequest Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | Objects of Vertu: Precious Works of the Eighteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.833