Étui
1785–86
Medium
Gold, enamel
Dimensions
5 × 7/8 in. (12.7 × 2.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95
Accession Number
95.14.42a, b
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Toussaint-François Pillieux · 1786–1806
Toussaint-François Pillieux was a French goldsmith active in Paris during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He achieved master status in March 1786 and continued working at least until 1806, with some pieces dated as late as 1809–1813. His output centered on luxury personal items such as étuis, snuff boxes, and needle cases, executed in gold with enamel, verre-églomisé, and chase...