Souvenir, 1774–80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds; ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 in. (8.9 × 5.1 cm), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace
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Souvenir, 1774–80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds, ivory, 3 1/2, 2, 8.9, 5.1 cm, eighteenth-century, Europe, Paris led, production, high-quality luxury, goods, Parisian goldsmiths, wide range, small, personal articles, snuffboxes, étuis, hold sealing, wax, tweezers, utensils, sewing, souvenirs, contained thin, tablets, note taking, shuttles, knotting lace
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