Wallet belonging to Louis XVI, used for secret correspondence with secret agent Beaumarchais. Red morocco leather, gilt shackled foliage; inside covered with green silk. Combination lock in white and pink gold, composed of six circular dials engraved with letters. To open, align the letters "A - L - O - U - I - S" from the center. Beaumarchais oversaw covert supply of arms and financial assistance before France's formal entry into the American War of Independence in 1778.
![Briefcase (portefuille)[Front, back and front with flap open], 1763-1764. Turkish and French. Red Morocco leather embroidered with gold thread and silk, fitted gold lock, lined with green silk; gold. The Met. Dandy, Green Silk, Historical Clothing, Shades Of Red, Textiles, Metropolitan Museum Of Art](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/dd/1d/84/dd1d84bf11025d03a65017040e74fbcf--green-silk-metropolitan-museum.jpg)
