Objects de virtue em exposição em Bruxelas

Caixa de toilette encimada de relógio, assinada Thomas Parson London, circa 1770, em cobre dourado, calcedónia, diamantes e esmalte.

Nova exposição permanente, no Museu do Cinquentenário, em Bruxelas, com uma sala dedicada aos chamados "objects de virtue".

Do museu:

The affluent and the powerful have always enjoyed surrounding themselves with small, precious and elegant accessories. These luxury objects were intimately linked to the various aspects of their daily lives in such a way that, for each activity, they had a corresponding panel of refined accessories. During the 18th and 19th centuries this tendency took on such proportions that one can truly talk of a fashion phenomenon. The Cinquantenaire Museum presents in a didactic and attractive manner a discovery of this art of living.