Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Choconain-Delauney
Artist bio: master 1775, recorded 1793
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1782–83
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H.  4 5/8 in. (11.7cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
Accession year: 1924