Casket with Scenes from Romances

Description Conservation Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This leather casket box, protected by strips of iron and closed with a large lock, was probably used to store documents, money, or other precious objects. It is decorated with courtship scenes and was originally painted and highlighted with gilding. The inscription of two Flemish family names -- AVRDT HVEVENEER @ DE PLOEIER (separated by a decorative) -- could indicate that it was owned by a couple.

Conservation

Waxy coating reduced and lifting leather consolidated in preparation for exhibition and loan.

Examined in preparation for exhibition.

Date	Description	Narrative
7/30/2015	Treatment	Cleaned, repaired
3/19/2018	Examination	Examined

Provenance Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Inscriptions [Inscription] AVRDT HVEVENEER DE PLOEIER

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Flemish (Artist)
French (Artist)

Period

early 15th century (Late Medieval / Renaissance)

Medium

leather over wood and iron, traces of paint and gilding
(Leather)

Accession Number

73.14

Measurements

H with handle up: 6 x W: 9 11/16 x D with hinges: 5 1/4 in. (15.3 x 24.6 x 13.4 cm); H with handle down: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); H of box at ribs without handle: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)

Geographies

France (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: The Great Room