Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean-François Mancel|Jean-François Méchin
Artist bio: master 1781; active 1806|master 1779; active 1793
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality:  | 
Date: 1789–90
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Length: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 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