Scissors

Art Historical Context

Step into the glittering world of late 18th-century Paris these exquisite *Scissors*, crafted around 1787–88 by an unknown French goldsmith. Measuring just 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm) in length, this delicate metalwork piece combines gleaming gold with practical steel blades, exemplifying the era's mastery of luxury decorative arts. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative department, it entered the collection through the 1948 bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth. on the eve of the French Revolution, these scissors reflect the opulence of the Ancien Régime, when Pa...