Casket
Also titled Kabinet
c. 1560 - c. 1600
- Medium
- maple (wood), copper (metal), wood (plant material), ash (wood), softwood, steel (alloy)
- Classification
- jewelry box
- Dimensions
- height 21 cm x width 28.8 cm x depth 33.8 cm x depth 17.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
This casket exudes an air of luxury in every way. Its sides are faced with steel plates ornamented with a pattern of strapwork and foliage scrolls. The plates are set within finely worked gilt bronze mounts. The front opens, revealing nine little drawers of various sizes that were probably meant to hold jewellery or other small precious objects.
