Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Georges-Antoine Croze
Artist bio: master 1777, active 1790
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1785–86
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 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