Casket
Artist/maker unknown, Swiss or French
Geography:
Possibly made in western Switzerland, Switzerland, Europe
Possibly made in Burgundy, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1360Medium:
Painted, incised, punched, and embossed leather over wood; gilded copper mountsDimensions:
5 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches (13.5 x 13 x 41 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1930-1-89Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by Thomas J. Dolan, Clarence W. Dolan, and H. Yale Dolan from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930
Possibly made in western Switzerland, Switzerland, Europe
Possibly made in Burgundy, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1360Medium:
Painted, incised, punched, and embossed leather over wood; gilded copper mountsDimensions:
5 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches (13.5 x 13 x 41 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 207, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:1930-1-89Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by Thomas J. Dolan, Clarence W. Dolan, and H. Yale Dolan from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930
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The lid of this casket shows the armorial symbols of the Savoy and Montferrand families of Vaud, Switzerland. It may have been made to celebrate the marriage between members of these two important families.
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