Casket
1400-1500 (made)
Pinewood covered in boiled leather with tooled decoration. Oblong rectangular form. Hinged led. On the lid, within a foliated border three letters in Gothic script, of uncertain meaning. On the rear, in late gothic script, the letter M. On the right-hand end, the letter M in late gothic script differently rendered. On the left-hand end the letter A. On the front, sprigs of roses. Two brass hinges, the upper sides terminating in trefoils. Similar hasp side in reverse fitting on the front into lock, also of brass.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pinewood, leather |
| Brief description | Flemish, 1400-1500, stamped leather |
| Physical description | Pinewood covered in boiled leather with tooled decoration. Oblong rectangular form. Hinged led. On the lid, within a foliated border three letters in Gothic script, of uncertain meaning. On the rear, in late gothic script, the letter M. On the right-hand end, the letter M in late gothic script differently rendered. On the left-hand end the letter A. On the front, sprigs of roses. Two brass hinges, the upper sides terminating in trefoils. Similar hasp side in reverse fitting on the front into lock, also of brass. |
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| Object history | Notes by W.A.Thorpe c1959: 2533-1856 CASKET. Pinewood covered in foiled leather with tooled decoration. Oblong rectangular form. Hinged lid. On the lid, within a foliated border three letters, in Gothic script, of uncertain reading. On the rear, in late Gothic script, the letter M. On the right-hand end, the letter M in late Gothic script, differently rendered. On the left-hand end, the letter A in late Gothic script. On the front, sprigs of roses. Two brass hinges, the upper sides terminating in trefoils. Similar hasp side in reverse filling on the front into lock, also of brass. General Remarks: The hinges are contemporary with the casket , but appear to have been put on without observing the leather pattern. This is the kind of shoddy work that occasioned differences between gaigniers and garnisseurs. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2533-1856 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2005 |
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