Title: Sealing wax case (étui)
Object type: Étui
Date: 1789–90
Artist: Possibly by Jean-François Mancel or
Artist bio: master 1781; active 1806
Artist role: Maker
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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY