Jasper Étui (Needle Case) with Two Putti

ca. 1760 H: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm) Citation Source image

This étui¸ or needle case, is a good example of the taste for small, multicolored hardstone objects in the time of Frederick the Great. It was probably made by Daniel Baudesson, court jeweler, who worked in Berlin. Baudesson, a native of Metz, became Berlin's most famous golds...

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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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