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Source Description
This casket is one of only a few of its kind to survive in such a fine state of preservation. A variety of such caskets were used in wealthy homes to store jewelry, seals, mirrors, and combs. A keyhole lock is provided for security. Caskets like this were often highly decorated and given to women as gifts.
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Document identity
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132045
label
Casket
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object
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132045
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object
title
Casket
description
This casket is one of only a few of its kind to survive in such a fine state of preservation. A variety of such caskets were used in wealthy homes to store jewelry, seals, mirrors, and combs. A keyhole lock is provided for security. Caskets like this were often highly decorated and given to women as gifts.
date
late 1300s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60754192
genreSpecific
Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 23.2 x 41.3 x 18.3 cm (9 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
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Italy, Siena(?)
accession
1954.6
Source extras
tec
painted and gilded gesso on wood
tombstone
Casket, late 1300s. Italy, Siena(?). Painted and gilded gesso on wood; overall: 23.2 x 41.3 x 18.3 cm (9 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.600
collection
MED - Gothic
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 55
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 55
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 69
citation
Miller, Scott. “Embriachi Boxes and the Materialities of Fifteenth-Century Courts.” <em>Gesta </em>65, n. 1 (Spring 2026): 65-96.
page_number
Mentioned p. 72; Reproduced: p. 69
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:48:24.065000
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132045
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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painted and gilded gesso on wood
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