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
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamp in center of lid: "EBEN" and Augsburg pine cones
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Unknown Vietnamese
19th century
Silver, metal, wood, mother of pearl, buffalo horn
2023.294.A,.B
late 19th–early 20th century
Wood; inlaid with ebony, mother of pearl, and ivory or bone
2010.223
c. 1810–1825
Mahogany, ebony, and rosewood; ash, eastern white pine, and brass
B.69.72.1
c. 1810–1825
Mahogany, ebony, and rosewood; ash, eastern white pine, and brass
B.69.72.2
Earl Pardon
1987
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, semiprecious stones, ebony, and mother-of-pearl
2010.2106
