Étui
On the front, straw wefts are interwoven with colored silk threads, creating a floral pattern surrounding a cartouche showing a column in a landscape. Continuing on the back, the Latin motto reads: DIVES IN OMNES AUT ERIGI AUT DESTRURI ("Rich in all, either raised or pulled down").
Artwork Details
- Title:Étui
- Date:18th century
- Culture:Italian or French
- Medium:Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining
- Dimensions:Overall (confirmed): 7 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 1/2 in. (19.1 x 12.4 x 1.3 cm)
- Classification:Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1952
- Object Number:52.185.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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