Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Melchior-René Barré
Artist bio: master 1768, recorded 1791
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1774
Medium: Varicolored gold
Dimensions: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937
Accession year: 1938