Casket
1400-1425 (made)
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This casket is made probably in North Italy in about 1425-1450, with nineteenth century restorations and the lid probably of about 1850-1900.
The subjects depicted here are uncertain and the appearance of busts with haloes on the lid is highly unusual - since caskets of this sort are usually secular in nature, which raises doubts of the authenticity of at least part of the casket. It seems likely that the lid of the casket is modern, but the main body of the casket, on the other hand, with its coarsely-executed bone plaques, appears to be authentic.
The subjects depicted here are uncertain and the appearance of busts with haloes on the lid is highly unusual - since caskets of this sort are usually secular in nature, which raises doubts of the authenticity of at least part of the casket. It seems likely that the lid of the casket is modern, but the main body of the casket, on the other hand, with its coarsely-executed bone plaques, appears to be authentic.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone plaques applied to a wooden carcase. |
| Brief description | Casket, bone plaques applied to a wooden carcase (possibly walut), probably Northern Italy, body ca. 1425-1450, with nineteenth century restorations, lid probably about 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | This rectangular casket consists of bone plaques applied to a thick and heavy wooden carcase. The sides are decorated with a conituous frieze of plaques depicting pairs of standing figures in profile in procession. These are apparently mixed groups of men and women, although this is not always clear. Round the base of the lid, guilloche ornament with rosettes and leaves; the centre section is decorated with busts, haloed, men and women, four on either side and one at each end; the top of the lid has chevron and lozenge patterns. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A. in London in 1929. Subsequently placed on loan to the Museum and given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh in 1952. |
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| Summary | This casket is made probably in North Italy in about 1425-1450, with nineteenth century restorations and the lid probably of about 1850-1900. The subjects depicted here are uncertain and the appearance of busts with haloes on the lid is highly unusual - since caskets of this sort are usually secular in nature, which raises doubts of the authenticity of at least part of the casket. It seems likely that the lid of the casket is modern, but the main body of the casket, on the other hand, with its coarsely-executed bone plaques, appears to be authentic. |
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| Accession number | A.21-1952 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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