Writing Casket with Writing Implements
Artist
Unknown German
CultureGerman
Titles
- Writing Casket with Writing Implements
Datec. 1625
Made inAugsburg, Germany
MediumSoftwood (unidentified), walnut, ebony, mother-of-pearl with pigment, gilt brass, and horn
Dimensions6 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (15.9 × 18.4 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2014.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Department
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Published References Laue, G.: Exotica für die Kunstkammern Europas, München 2012, Kat. Nr. 38 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamp in center of lid: "EBEN" and Augsburg pine cones
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