Casket
1760-1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This small but monumental object was probably placed on a dressing-table and used to house jewellery or other small personal items, and it is decorated to reflect the importance of its contents. The style of decoration is typical of the 1760s and early 1770s, showing the transition from the more naturalistic Rococo style of the middle of the century to the lighter, more elegant taste of late 18th-century Neo-classicism. The rather heavy and rigid style of this period of flux has come to be known as 'Transitional'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and gilded wood |
| Brief description | Casket, of carved and gilded wood, French, 1760-70 from casket; French, 1760-70 |
| Physical description | Lidded box of carved and gilded wood on lobed bun feet. The carved decoration includes a ribbon bow above the keyhole with swags around the sides of the box. the panels and the lid are outlined with bands of ornament including acanthus leaves, ribbon and stick, guilloche and beads. |
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| Gallery label | When shown in Gallery 5
Casket
French; about 1765
Carved and gilt wood
Museum No. 1542-1856(1980) |
| Summary | This small but monumental object was probably placed on a dressing-table and used to house jewellery or other small personal items, and it is decorated to reflect the importance of its contents. The style of decoration is typical of the 1760s and early 1770s, showing the transition from the more naturalistic Rococo style of the middle of the century to the lighter, more elegant taste of late 18th-century Neo-classicism. The rather heavy and rigid style of this period of flux has come to be known as 'Transitional'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1542:1, 2-1856 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2004 |
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