Inv. HG 290
Stafski 1965: Northern Italy (?), could date from 1425, as this date is incised on the left side of the box.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy.
Reverse
Carved on all sides.
Object Condition
Slightly damaged on the rear border of the lid; several drill holes on the sides.
Comments
Inscription of the date '1425' on left end (doubted by Schlosser 1899).
Provenance
Acquired before 1856 by the Museum.
Bibliography
J. von Schlosser, 'Die Werkstatt der Embriachi in Venedig', in Jahrbuch der kunsthistorischen Sammlungen des Allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses 20 (1899), p. 228 and no. 73.
O. Pelka, Elfenbein (Berlin, 1920), p. 228.
H. Stafski, Kataloge des Germanischen Nationaslmuseums Nürnberg. Die mittelalterlichen Bildwerke, Pt. 1. Die Bildwerke in Stein, Holz, Ton und Elfenbein bis um 1450 (Nuremberg 1965), pp. 253-254, no. 233.
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