COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1999.211
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CMA_.1999.211
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
France, 2nd half of the 14th century
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France, 2nd half of the 14th century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Leather Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love
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Leather Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1350-1400
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c. 1350-1400
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1350
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1350
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1400
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1400
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
embossed and incised leather over wood with iron mounts
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embossed and incised leather over wood with iron mounts
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Leather
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Leather
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 25.2cm x 19cm x 10.5cm
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Overall: 25.2cm x 19cm x 10.5cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1999.211
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1999.211
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
During the Middle Ages, small boxes like this were produced for the secular market. Used for storing personal items (combs, mirrors, scissors, seals, and jewelry), the boxes typically consisted of a wood core that might be decoratively painted and gilded or covered with another material, such as ivory or leather. These richly embellished caskets were manufactured in small, highly specialized leather workshops. The boxes were valued furnishings in the homes of the aristocratic and courtly clientele that commissioned them. On the lid of this box a couple is shown with banderoles inscribed in Old French with expressions of mutual love. "Hold my heart," requests the lady. "But you already have it," replies the man. On the front of the casket the man, holding a heart, appears again and states, "prenes encore" (Have it once more).
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During the Middle Ages, small boxes like this were produced for the secular market. Used for storing personal items (combs, mirrors, scissors, seals, and jewelry), the boxes typically consisted of a wood core that might be decoratively painted and gilded or covered with another material, such as ivory or leather. These richly embellished caskets were manufactured in small, highly specialized leather workshops. The boxes were valued furnishings in the homes of the aristocratic and courtly clientele that commissioned them. On the lid of this box a couple is shown with banderoles inscribed in Old French with expressions of mutual love. "Hold my heart," requests the lady. "But you already have it," replies the man. On the front of the casket the man, holding a heart, appears again and states, "prenes encore" (Have it once more).
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1999.211.tif
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CMA_.1999.211.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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