Two card counters in box with cover

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection, *Two Card Counters in Box with* is a delicate silver treasure from early 18th-century Britain crafted between 1702 and 1714. Measuring just 3/4 inch in diameter, this diminutive metalwork object exemplifies the exquisite miniaturization of the Queen Anne era, when silver artisans produced finely wrought items for the genteel pursuits of the upper classes. Housed in a lidded box, the two counters were likely used to track scores in fashionable card games like ombre or piquet, reflecting the era's boom...