Caption

Ivory chest from the St. Luscius Church in Essen-Werden, Coffret en ivoire de l'église de Werden, photograph, page, c. 1877 - in or before 1882, photographer, paper, albumen print, hand coloring, hand colored in yellow, height 111 mm x width 137 mm, chest, coffer, A rectangular carved box with a flat lid sits on a dark surface against a light background, the visible side panels and corner showing intricate repeating geometric and floral patterns with framed rectangular reliefs containing stylized human figures and decorative borders, the top edge of the box featuring a crosshatched band, the surface tones appearing aged and slightly discolored with areas of darker wear along edges and corners.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B05_136

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.8Mb (5.5Mb) / 12.9in x 10.2in / 3856 x 3061 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ivory chest St Luscius Church Essen-Werden Coffret en ivoire de l'église de Werden photograph page c 1877 - 1882 photographer paper albumen print hand coloring hand colored yellow height 111 mm x width 137 mm chest coffer rectangular carved box flat lid sits dark surface light background visible side panels corner showing intricate repeating geometric floral patterns framed rectangular reliefs containing stylized human figures decorative borders top edge box featuring crosshatched band surface tones appearing aged slightly discolored areas darker wear edges corners