Casket, early 15th century

  • Italian

Wood inlaid with colored woods and bone

  • Overall: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 7 1/4 inches (24.8 × 31.8 × 18.4 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Elliott T. Slocum Fund

41.86

(F. Schnittjer and Son, New York, New York, USA)

1941-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Randall, Jr., R.H. The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Carvings in North American Collections. New York, 1993, p.146, cat. no. 232 Martini, L. et al. Oggetti in avorio e osso nel museo nazionale di Ravenna sec. XV-XIX. Ravenna, 1993, p. 78.

Italian, Casket, early 15th century, wood inlaid with colored woods and bone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Elliott T. Slocum Fund, 41.86.