Soap and sponge boxes
Object type: Soap and sponge boxes
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Douai (Lille Mint)
Artist: C. Louis Gérard
Artist bio: 1697–1759, master 1716
Artist role: Maker
Date: ca. 1739
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall (each): 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (9.5 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948