Case (part of a traveling set)

ca. 1756

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 545

This unusually shaped case was specifically created for the safekeeping of a gilt-silver covered bowl and stand, or écuelle, in which hot broth was served during the elaborate dressing ritual known as the toilette. The écuelle was made by a Strasbourg silversmith—either Joachim-Frédéric Kirstein I or Jean-Frédéric Krug.

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Title: Case (part of a traveling set)
Date: ca. 1756
Culture: French, Strasbourg
Medium: Dyed and gold-tooled leather; brass hooks and eye
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 7/8 × 12 × 13 in. (14.9 × 30.5 × 33 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.356.684
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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