Photograph
1850-1896 (photographed)
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A photograph depicting the back of a 15th century casket with a round arched lid. The casket is French and is made of wood covered with leather (cuir bouilli) cut with floral ornament and the words 'AVE MARIA' in large gothic letters; the lid is similarly decorated with floral ornament and with two centaurs in panels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph of a 15th century French casket which was previously part of the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896 |
| Physical description | A photograph depicting the back of a 15th century casket with a round arched lid. The casket is French and is made of wood covered with leather (cuir bouilli) cut with floral ornament and the words 'AVE MARIA' in large gothic letters; the lid is similarly decorated with floral ornament and with two centaurs in panels. |
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| Object history | The object in the photograph formed part of the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French Medieval and Renaissance artefacts. This object is now in the collection of National Museums Scotland (previously named the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh). |
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| Bibliographic reference | On a label pasted to the mount. |
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| Accession number | PH.1135-1896 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2014 |
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