“Étui” by Pierre Claude Mothé (ca. 1750–60) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Étui

Pierre Claude Mothé

Title	Étui
Artist	Pierre Claude Mothé
Date	ca. 1750–60 18th century
Medium	Wood, vernis Martin, gold
Classification	Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque, 1937
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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