An Etui is a small decorative case designed to hold personal implements such as sewing tools, writing accessories, scent bottles or grooming instruments. Fashionable during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, étuis were crafted in gold, silver, ivory, enamel and tortoiseshell, often displaying exceptional craftsmanship on a miniature scale. *Related Terms*\ Needle Case, Sewing Accessories, Silver, Snuff Box, Vanity Accessories.