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Attached to a belt loop, silver scissor cases were practical fashion accessories. Intricately designed and expensively produced, they demonstrated the wealth of a wearer. Cases like this one were often decorated with motifs of love and given as traditional wedding or engagement gifts. On one side of this case, two putti raise a heart above their heads, on the other they defend it with a pair of crossed spears.
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Document identity
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130944
label
Scissors Case (Etui)
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object
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Source metadata
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130944
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object
title
Scissors Case (Etui)
description
Attached to a belt loop, silver scissor cases were practical fashion accessories. Intricately designed and expensively produced, they demonstrated the wealth of a wearer. Cases like this one were often decorated with motifs of love and given as traditional wedding or engagement gifts. On one side of this case, two putti raise a heart above their heads, on the other they defend it with a pair of crossed spears.
date
c.1690
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80022129
genreSpecific
Silver
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8.6 x 4.5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
cul
The Netherlands or France
accession
1953.632
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silver
tombstone
Scissors Case (Etui), c.1690. The Netherlands or France. Silver; overall: 8.6 x 4.5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Emil Delmar, 1953.632
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The inscription on this scissor box reads “TOVS. OV. RIEN” (all or nothing) on one side and “IE. PERIRAI. PLVSTOS” (I would rather die) on the other.
creditline
Gift of Dr. Emil Delmar
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2026-05-29 06:46:12.510000
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130944
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver
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1
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0
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photo
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