. Studio international . IIATKI .Indent Swiss Coffers. U MM I COFFER WITH INLAY, FROM EAST SWITZERLAND, HATED I (Landesmicseum, Zurich) origin is uncertain, but it probably came from Berne, Solothurn, or Neuchatepanel bears the initials M. R.,but it is not known to whomthey refer. The key-holescutcheon is capped with asort of badalchin. The pre-sence of the flair dc lis in theornament indicates Frenchinfluence. Fig 17, which hails fromMands, in Canton Glarus, wasprobably the bridal chest ofa member of the familiesof Flaction dYverton andThomasset dOrbe, as thearms are those of these twofamilie
. Studio international . IIATKI .Indent Swiss Coffers. U MM I COFFER WITH INLAY, FROM EAST SWITZERLAND, HATED I (Landesmicseum, Zurich) origin is uncertain, but it probably came from Berne, Solothurn, or Neuchatepanel bears the initials M. R.,but it is not known to whomthey refer. The key-holescutcheon is capped with asort of badalchin. The pre-sence of the flair dc lis in theornament indicates Frenchinfluence. Fig 17, which hails fromMands, in Canton Glarus, wasprobably the bridal chest ofa member of the familiesof Flaction dYverton andThomasset dOrbe, as thearms are those of these twofamilies. Note that the claw-feet have come to FrenchSwitzerland. The colouringis very beautiful, just a touchof greyish patina to revealits age. The next coffer, Fig. 18,had its place in a monastery,and its age is c lose mi threehundred years. The socle iscurious with its turned in Fig. i«) the central panelwith its seemingly hollowedform is interesting. It lookslike oik; of those washing ap-paratuses let into the boiserieol die dining hall oi am i
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