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Casket: M.3-1935

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Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Maker(s)

Workshop: Embriachi family (Workshop)

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Description

Wood covered with bone plaques and ornamented with intarsia. The lower part is hexagonal. The pyramidal cover is surmounted by a knob of twelve faces with the original metal mount and ring. A curved frieze in six sections runs round the foot of the cover, on which are winged genii on a ground of foliage, those on the front supporting a plain shield and the one on the back holding in his left hand a 'flying-fish';. Each side of the casket has two plaques, each carved with two figures standing under a little mushroom-shaped tree. These plaques seem to illustrate a story derived from the literature of the Romance. At each corner is placed a spirally fluted column with capitals decorated with a double row of primitive acanthus leaves.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Charles Holden-White

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 23 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by Holden-White, Charles

Dating

15th Century, Early
Circa 1400 CE - Circa 1430 CE

Note

The attribution needs investigation. Probably a wedding casket.

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Mount composed of metal
Decoration composed of bone
Casket composed of wood (plant material)

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, covered with bone plaques, and ornamented with intarsia

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 92756
  • Location: On bottom
  • Method of creation: In ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Andrea Pisano
  • Location: On bottom
  • Method of creation: Scratched
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: By Embriacho circa 1420
  • Location: On bottom
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.3-1935
Primary reference Number: 31815

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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