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This cabinet bears the arms of King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715); it may have been a gift from the monarch or a royal possession.

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Document identity
localId
7683
label
Coin Cabinet with Royal Arms of Louis XIV
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7683
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Coin Cabinet with Royal Arms of Louis XIV
description
This cabinet bears the arms of King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715); it may have been a gift from the monarch or a royal possession.
provenance
Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1690-1699
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Leather
coin holders
cabinets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.7
height
24.2
dimensionsRaw
5 13/16 x 9 1/2 in. (14.7 x 24.2 cm)
Source extras
reign
King Louis XIV (1638-1715)
med
stamped, partially gilded leather
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
BAR
NUM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
438eddb99952d46f