Caption

Painter's cassette, Travel painter's cassette, cuboid mahogany box with corners of body and lid reinforced with recessed brass sheets. At the bottom of the body a drawer is blocked by a brass pin inserted from above. Inside front: a row of compartments wider in the middle, square on the sides; behind them two removable containers — an upper one with five compartments three wide, separated by narrow ones and a lower flat container with round sockets for faience paint vessels. Includes a steel pen holder; nine paintbrushes three flat, six round, various numberings; makers include Pelikan and Z. Dudek Warszawa; five cylindrical glass containers; eight porcelain bowls signed Cmielów / MADE / IN POLAND; a set of watercolors 54 pans of various colors; a stick of black Chinese ink; and a resin stick. Bottom backed with green cloth. Inside the lid: a cardboard and red leather file folder closed with two small brass bolts. Mortise lock with two sliding hook bolts; brass lock plate in the form of an elongated disc. Brass and slate hinges. Brass drawer handle similar to a wheel. Dated 1830–1840, Europe. Dimensions: height 12 cm, width 39 cm, depth 25.5 cm., A rectangular wooden box with a polished reddish-brown surface and visible wood grain sits on a flat neutral-gray background; the box has brass corner plates and rectangular brass fittings along its edges, a small brass keyhole escutcheon on the front, and a round brass plate on the lower front; the top is flat and the sides show joined panels and slight scratches, with colors including reddish-brown wood, brass yellow, and gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_003

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Rights managed

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54.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 17.8in x 11.8in / 5329 x 3553 (300dpi)

Keywords

Painter's cassette Travel painter's cassette cuboid mahogany box corners body lid reinforced recessed brass sheets bottom drawer blocked brass pin inserted Inside front row compartments wider middle square sides them two removable containers upper five compartments three wide separated narrow ones lower flat container round sockets faience paint vessels Includes steel pen holder nine paintbrushes three flat six round various numberings makers include Pelikan Z Dudek Warszawa five cylindrical glass containers eight porcelain bowls signed Cmielów Poland set watercolors 54 pans various colors stick black Chinese ink resin stick Bottom backed green cloth Inside lid cardboard red leather file folder closed two small brass bolts Mortise lock two sliding hook bolts brass lock plate form elongated disc Brass slate hinges Brass drawer handle wheel Dated 1830–1840 Europe Dimensions height 12 cm width 39 cm depth 25.5 cm rectangular wooden box polished reddish-brown surface visible wood grain sits flat neutral-gray background box brass corner plates rectangular brass fittings edges small brass keyhole escutcheon front round brass plate lower front top flat joined panels slight scratches colors reddish-brown wood brass yellow gray background.