Etui and Chatelaine
Item
- Title
- Etui and Chatelaine
- Description
- Étuis and châtelaines were sold alongside other luxurious trinkets, known as "toys," through which wealth and taste could be displayed. Some toys were functional, intended to store foodstuffs, cosmetic products, or snuff; others were intended for no purpose other than to delight. Some were made of precious metals, like gold or silver, and were sold at correspondingly high prices; others employed relatively inexpensive materials and were thus available to the expanding middle classes.
- Creator
- Unknown British
- Created
- ca. 1765–1770
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 2.3 . 20.3 cm (1 7/8 × 7/8 × 8 inches)
- Place
- Staffordshire, England
- Technique
- copper enameling