Casket
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Brass, Textile
Measurements
120 x 330 x 250 mms
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 356418.1
Summary
Boulle casket. Rectangular casket with hipped hinged lid, keyhole at front, four brass feet and apron. Lid has design of a lady recling on a tasselled couch with cupid in front and another cupid hovering above her with bow and arrow, all within scrolled foliage. Shoulders of lid, and sides of casket are decorated with overall scrolled foliage. Brass mask in centre of each shoulder on the lid, and acanthus leaves at corners above columns. Pillar shape in centre of each side. Velvet lined.