Étui
Unknown Artist
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").
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1952
18th century
Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining
2.0 x 4.0in
52.185.2
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection