Toothpick holder
Author: Unknown
Date: 19th century
Material: Silver
Dimensions (cm): H 15,3 x D 7,8
Owner: Lisbon, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Inventory No.: MNAA 1998 our
Toothpick holder with a circular base resting on three claw feet. The base is decorated by an incised and raised frieze of leaves. Over a stem composed of three stylized and elongated leaves there is a bouquet with leaves, four flowers, which have holes on the petals for the toothpicks, and a flower bud, also with holes for the toothpicks.