Box
1480-1520 (made)
| Place of origin |
BOX. Late 15th century. Carved wood; on the lid in a diaper shaped lozenge, is a grotesque nondescript animal.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wood, carving |
| Brief description | Box of carved wood; German/Swiss; 1480-1520 |
| Physical description | BOX. Late 15th century. Carved wood; on the lid in a diaper shaped lozenge, is a grotesque nondescript animal. |
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| Object history | Purchased for 4l. (No further information recorded in V&A registry.) |
| Historical context | Comparable objects Ferenc Batári, and Erzsébet Vadászi ; edited by Elvira Király : Art of furniture-making from the Gothic to the Biedermeier: European Furniture from the 15th to the 19th Century in the Nagytétény Castle Museum ([Budapest : Museum of Applied Arts], 2002.), no. 15, p.15 |
| Bibliographic reference | Ancient and Modern Furniture & Woodwork in the South Kensington Museum, described with an introduction by John Hungerford Pollen, (London, 1874), p.14.
"Box. Carved maple wood; on the lid, relieved on a lozenge diaper, is a grotesque nondescript animal. Flemish or German. Latter half of 15th century.
H. 2 ¾ in., L. 6 ¼ in., W. 4 ¼ in. Bought, 4 l.
There runs round the sides of this box an old German legend, or inscription, in letters similar to those of the last number, mit willen din – I am willing servant." |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3608-1855 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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