As we were chatting, I noticed two pistols on her dressing table. "Oh," I said, "That's a new kind of trinket box!"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M8998
People: Pigeot ainé, French (active 1815 - 1840)
After Charles Abraham Chasselat, French (1782 - 1843)
Title: As we were chatting, I noticed two pistols on her dressing table. "Oh," I said, "That's a new kind of trinket box!"
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Tout en causant, je vis deux pistolets sur sa toilette. Ah ! ah ! dis-je, voici une boîte à mouches de nouvelle fabrique
Series/Book Title: Illustratione from J.J. Rousseau's Confessions
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/272624

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 10.3 × 9.6 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 16.8 × 7 cm (6 5/8 × 2 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of W. G. Russell Allen and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year: 1938
Object Number: M8998
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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M8998: As we were chatting, I noticed two pistols on her dressing table. "Oh," I said, "That's a new kind of trinket box!"

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