Box
about 1500 (made)
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Rectangular casket with shallow domed, detachable lid, veneered on the exterior surfaces with geometrical patterns using wood, bone and ivory, except the bottom which is undecorated wood (to be checked). At each corner is a turned ivory double baluster spindle. Along the edges of the lid and plinth is a deep ogee moulding made of alternating sections of bone and a dark stained wood.
The joints of the casket are butted and glued. The small scale geometrical veneers are rod (or bundle) cut. The black and white mouldings were presumably composed in sections, then moulded using a moulding plane.
Condition
Two loose sections of moulded plinth
The joints of the casket are butted and glued. The small scale geometrical veneers are rod (or bundle) cut. The black and white mouldings were presumably composed in sections, then moulded using a moulding plane.
Condition
Two loose sections of moulded plinth
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Walnut, veneered with ivory, bone and other woods |
| Brief description | Ivory and coloured wood box; Venice (?); about 1500 |
| Physical description | Rectangular casket with shallow domed, detachable lid, veneered on the exterior surfaces with geometrical patterns using wood, bone and ivory, except the bottom which is undecorated wood (to be checked). At each corner is a turned ivory double baluster spindle. Along the edges of the lid and plinth is a deep ogee moulding made of alternating sections of bone and a dark stained wood. The joints of the casket are butted and glued. The small scale geometrical veneers are rod (or bundle) cut. The black and white mouldings were presumably composed in sections, then moulded using a moulding plane. Condition Two loose sections of moulded plinth |
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| Object history | Bought for £4 . 16s. No further details are recorded as to how the Museum acquired this object. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ancient and Modern Furniture & Woodwork in the South Kensington Museum, described with an introduction by John Hungerford Pollen, (London, 1874), p. 32.
Box. Marquetry of ivory and coloured woods, in squares and geometrical patterns, with semicircular top.
Venetian. About 1500.
H. 4. in., L. 6 in., W 4 in.
Bought, 4l. 16s. |
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| Accession number | 2567:2-1856 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2006 |
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