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Casket (Carré de toilette)
Creator
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- about 1680–1690
- Medium
- Wood veneered with rosewood, brass, mother-of-pearl, pewter, copper, stained and painted horn; gilt-bronze mounts
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- f6a78cb7-d5b8-4d8c-a696-55b68cd356dd
From the Getty Museum record
The marquetry scene decorating the top of this casket shows the goddess Venus attended by four putti. One brushes her hair, another holds up a mirror, a third ties her sandal, and a fourth offers her a jewel or an earring from a small chest. Around the sides, sleeping putti recline on rocks surrounded by birds and flowering trees. The decoration reflects the casket's original function, to hold articles for use in a woman's *toilette*. It would have sat on a dressing table with other boxes of various shapes and sizes, possibly holding such objects as combs, brushes, and ribbons.
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