Box for rouge and patches
Unknown
ca. 1750–55 · Gold, agate · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Resembling a snuffbox but smaller in size, this boîte à mouches contains two closed compartments—one to hold rouge and the other for black taffeta patches. A tiny brush and mirror were placed in the larger compartment. The fashion for beauty products such as rouge and patches was widespread in eighteenth-century French court circles. This dainty box may have been sold in Paris in one of the magasins anglais where English luxury goods were available.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1750–55
- Medium
- Gold, agate
- Culture
- British, London
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937
