Title: Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Date: 1783–84
Artist:  Joseph Etienne Blerzy 
Artist bio: French, active 1750–1806
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Gold and enamel
Dimensions: Length: 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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY