Casket
late 17th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Wooden coffer covered with canvas, embroidered with flowers in coloured silks and metal thread. The lid is arched; the sides are studded with brass nails, and it has brass handles.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | wood, covered in canvas, embroidered in silk and metal; brass |
| Brief description | embroidered, late 17th century, Spain |
| Physical description | Wooden coffer covered with canvas, embroidered with flowers in coloured silks and metal thread. The lid is arched; the sides are studded with brass nails, and it has brass handles. |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Embroidered Coffer or Box
Spanish; late seventeenth century
Embroidered in silks
Given by Señor Piaño [sic]
1007-1873
A professionally embroidered chest made as a presentation piece. Although intended to be shown, it would have contained valuables of all kinds including documents.(circa 1998) |
| Object history | Acquired for £10 in 1873 from Juan Facundo Riaño (who acted as a referee for the collecting of Spanish decorative arts); dated then as 17th century, but a later label suggests late 17th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1007-1873 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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