Etui
Category
Ceramics
Date
1753 - 1755
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
130 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Chelsea
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1440289
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] An asparagus étui or needlecase, naturalistically modelled with luxuriant green tip, pointed in the middle, the end painted with a small butterfly or moth, gilt metal mounts. Probably Chelsea, red anchor period.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1968 by Mrs Hannah Gubbay