Casket
mid-16th century frame, 19th century or later enamel
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal frame, enamel on copper.
DimensionsOverall: 10.8 x 11 x 17.5 cm (4 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number51.3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsEnamels
Collections
ProvenanceBaron Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (b. 1843 - d. 1940), Frankfurt [see note 1]; 1938, sold by force to the city of Frankfurt; 1940, transferred to Museum für Kunsthandwerk (Museum of Decorative Arts), Frankfurt; after World War II, restituted to the heirs of Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild; April 13-14, 1950, Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 136, sold for $310 to Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York (stock no. 7872); 1951, sold by Seligmann to the MFA for $650. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)
NOTES:
[1] In November 1938 Nazi authorities forced Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild to sell his art collection to the city of Frankfurt. Upon his death in 1940, the objects were transferred to and accessioned by various city museums. After the war, his heirs succeeded in legally voiding the 1938 sale and recuperating the collection, which was sent to the United States. See "Important French Furniture & Objets d'Art," Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, part one, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 10-11, 1950, prefatory note.
NOTES:
[1] In November 1938 Nazi authorities forced Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild to sell his art collection to the city of Frankfurt. Upon his death in 1940, the objects were transferred to and accessioned by various city museums. After the war, his heirs succeeded in legally voiding the 1938 sale and recuperating the collection, which was sent to the United States. See "Important French Furniture & Objets d'Art," Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, part one, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 10-11, 1950, prefatory note.
19th century
Unidentified
mid-12th century
