# Twee toiletkoffers

- By: André-Charles Boulle (Paris, 1642–1732)
- Date: c. 1685 - c. 1690
- Medium: tortoise shell, bronze (metal), iron (metal), ebony (wood), maple (wood), gilding (material), softwood, pear (wood), tin (metal), brass (alloy), oak (wood)
- Classification: suitcase
- Dimensions: height 139.8 cm x width 91.7 cm x depth 66.7 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Mondriaan Stichting, the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Fonds 21 and H.B. van der Ven, The Hague
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-2009-255-1--a398937f20d0df394a2b604ef7a8254e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/DVmPt/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

These caskets on stands probably served no practical purpose. They were made as works of art, to add lustre to a princely chamber. They are ornamented with marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass, supplemented with some pewter. Boulle specialized in this technique, which is known as boullework. The shape of the fittings accords well with the patterns of the marquetry.