A small flat case used as a handbag. Ivory with engraved pinchbeck hinge and catch. Contains 12 objects, including a gold thimble, propelling pencil, four pairs of scissors, pair of tweezers, miniature knife, crochet hook, and nail-file.
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Title of artwork, date
An Etui, 1862
Date supported
1979
Medium and material
Ivory
Dimensions
18 x 1 x 2 cm
Gifted by
Professor Bernard Ashmole
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