Case

Also titled Etui

Johann Christian Neuber (Neuwernsdorf, 1735–1808)

c. 1770

Medium
gold (metal), precious stone (material)
Classification
etui
Dimensions
height 9 cm x width 5.9 cm x depth 1.1 cm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

This case is ornamented with a hundred different stones, all originating from Saxony. A number is engraved above each one. The case was accompanied by a now-missing booklet listing each type of stone.