id:			96568
accession number:	1916.313
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.313
updated:		2023-08-23 18:12:54.266000

Chatelaine and Case (Étui), c. 1770. England, 18th century. Gray agate mounted in gilt metal; overall: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.313

title:				Chatelaine and Case (Étui)
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creation date:			c. 1770
creation date earliest:		1765
creation date latest:		1775
current location:		203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	gray agate mounted in gilt metal
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916-
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fun fact:
Stored inside this case are grooming and writing instruments such as a clasp knife, scissors, an ivory tablet, a pencil, a threading needle used for lacing corsets, and an ear scoop.

digital description:
Luxurious personal objects were an essential part of a privileged wardrobe during the 1700s and early 1800s, emphasizing their owner’s refinement and wealth. Especially popular were <em>étuis</em>, small ornamented cases containing miniature sewing, writing, or grooming implements that hung at a woman’s waist from an ornate clasp, known as a <em>chatelaine</em>. Despite its glittering surface, this small expensive set disguised a system based on the labor and suffering of enslaved or indentured people, whether in gold and stone mines or the shop where it was made.

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