Scissors case and scissors engraved with love devices and French mottoes
On display
The French inscriptions translate, 'Only death separates us' and 'Rather die than change'. Elegant cases for scissors were a common ladies' accessory and were designed to be hung from a belt or girdle.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Scissors case and scissors engraved with love devices and French mottoes
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Associated place
England (probable) (probable place of creation) -
Date
late 17th century -
Material and technique
silver and steel
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Object type
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Dimensions
case 8.3 cm (length) -
No. of items
3
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Credit line
Bequeathed by C. D. E. Fortnum, 1899.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA1899.CDEF.V413
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Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 567
