Title

Iron casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke.

Caption

Iron casket, c1400, (1881). Etching of a double coffer or casket with divided lids, made in France in the early 15th century. It was probably designed as a strong box for a church. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_025

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

63,8Mo (2,9Mo) / 52,8cm x 30,3cm / 6239 x 3576 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts country French France security metal book box museum medieval boxes location century iron metalwork literature artefact concept artifact strong box casket strongbox 19th century B W Middle Ages Victoria and Albert Museum nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector coffer fifteenth century Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston J Brooke Brooke J J. Brooke Brooke J.