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Baldessare degli Embriachi

Casket
Now On View

Maker

Studio of Baldessare degli Embriachi (Italian

Title

Casket
Casket

Year

ca. 1400

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

horn, bone, wood

Geography

Place Made: Italy

Dimensions

Width: 31.8 x 22.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 inches) (base)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of W. Phelps Warren

Object Number

85.075.8

Type

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Founded by a family of artisans known for their ivory carving, the Embriachi workshop produced religious and secular objects. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted. This bone casket was most likely intended as a marriage gift, as suggested by the emblem of two houses uniting, painted above the lock. The finely wrought geometric decorations are fashioned from inlays of stained wood, horn, and bone, recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Studio of Baldessare degli Embriachi (Italian
Venetian, ca. 1393-1409
fl. late 14th century-early 15th century)
Casket; Casket, ca. 1400
Bone, wood and horn
Width: 31.8 x 22.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 inches) (base)
Gift of the Estate of W. Phelps Warren 85.075.8

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