Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . $ (/). 1 5 BOX OR SMALL COFFER. WOOD AND IVORY. No. 532—1869. A RATHER remarkable specimen of the peculiar work not uncommonin the north of Italy from about the middle of the fifteenth to themiddle of the sixteenth century. This casket is probably Venetian aboutthe year 1500, and is made of olive-wood. The top is arched or cylin-drical, and the whole is decorated with reticulations pierced right through,alternately long and short but not over half an inch in the longest of thesedimensio
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . $ (/). 1 5 BOX OR SMALL COFFER. WOOD AND IVORY. No. 532—1869. A RATHER remarkable specimen of the peculiar work not uncommonin the north of Italy from about the middle of the fifteenth to themiddle of the sixteenth century. This casket is probably Venetian aboutthe year 1500, and is made of olive-wood. The top is arched or cylin-drical, and the whole is decorated with reticulations pierced right through,alternately long and short but not over half an inch in the longest of thesedimensions. This pattern work without exactly following the cuspings ofEnglish fifteenth century tracery has much the same general effect. Thepanels are divided by crossing bands of ivory, engraved with lines insimple knots. The box measures five inches by six inches and a half. Bought for 12/.
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