Casket
Unknown Artist
late 1300s
Medium
painted and gilded gesso on wood
Dimensions
23.2 × 41.3 × 18.3 cm
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1954.600
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This casket is one of only a few of its kind to survive in such a fine state of preservation. A variety of such caskets were used in wealthy homes to store jewelry, seals, mirrors, and combs. A keyhole lock is provided for security. Caskets like this were often highly decorated and given to women as gifts.