Caption

Rectangular key case with a hinged lid and two clasp hooks. Trimmed with red leather, with gilded embossing; on the lid, a frame along the edge with an ornament in the corners. In the centre, a ducal mitre. On the underside, a gilded frame along the edge, in the centre a non-gilded embossed rhombus with an inscribed quatrefoil, and in the centre a rhombus with a four-petal rosette. Glued on a printed card with inventory numbers numbers added in ink. Inside: typewritten note describing presentation in 1833 as a wedding gift. 1833, Darmstadt, Germany. Varia. Height 9.8 cm, width 5.9 cm, depth 1.8 cm., A slim closed book seen from its fore edge with a vertical orientation, covered in red leather with worn areas and decorative gold tooling along the edges; two small metal clasps in a dull brass color are attached along the fore edge, each with a rounded fastening and a short hinge, and there are thin gold lines running parallel to the spine; the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_218

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1017.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rectangular key case hinged lid two clasp hooks Trimmed red leather gilded embossing lid frame edge ornament corners centre ducal mitre underside gilded frame non-gilded embossed rhombus inscribed quatrefoil rhombus four-petal rosette Glued printed card inventory numbers numbers added ink Inside typewritten note describing presentation 1833 wedding gift Darmstadt Germany Varia Height 9.8 cm width 5.9 cm depth 1.8 cm slim closed book fore edge vertical orientation covered worn areas decorative gold tooling edges two small metal clasps dull brass color attached rounded fastening short hinge thin gold lines running parallel spine background smooth pale gray.