Box for rouge and patches
Resembling a snuffbox but smaller in size, this boîte à mouches contains two closed compartments—one to hold rouge and the other for black taffeta patches. A tiny brush and mirror were placed in the larger compartment. The fashion for beauty products such as rouge and patches was widespread in eighteenth-century French court circles. This dainty box may have been sold in Paris in one of the magasins anglais where English luxury goods were available.
Artwork Details
- Title: Box for rouge and patches
- Date: ca. 1750–55
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Gold, agate
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 × 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (2.5 × 5.4 × 4.1 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
- Credit Line: Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937
- Object Number: 38.50.6a–c
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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