Souvenir, 1774–80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds; ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 in. ( × cm), In eighteenth-century

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Souvenir, 1774–80, French, Paris, Gold, vernis martin, diamonds; ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 in. ( × cm), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace

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