Boncompagni-Ludovisi-Ottoboni Marriage Casket

1731 Overall: 19.1 x 40.7 x 22.9 cm (7 1/2 x 16 x 9 in.) Source image
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The giving of coins or other valuable items was a powerful symbol of engagement and marriage in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s. Often these valuables were presented and kept in elaborate caskets that remained the property of the wife throughout the marriage, to be drawn upon in...

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