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Casket

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

This coffer / casket has a lock and fleur-de-lis clamps in silver.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Containers
Object type
Casket
Materials and techniques
Ivory with silver mounts
Ivory
Silver
Brief description
Casket, ivory with silver mounts, France, 15th century
Physical description
This coffer / casket has a lock and fleur-de-lis clamps in silver.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.49cm
  • Length: 11.11cm
  • Width: 4.44cm
Object history
Purchased for £2 8s.
Subject depicted
Fleur-De-Lis
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 31
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
2800-1856

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O350094/casket-unknown/
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