Casket
early 16th century
Object PlaceSiena, Italy
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 x 23.8 x 14 cm (5 5/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Eugene L. Garbáty
Accession number54.1566
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBoxes
Collections
ProvenanceFriedrich W. Lippmann (b. 1838 - d. 1903), Berlin; posthumous Lippmann sale, November 26-27, 1912, Lepke, Berlin, lot 68, sold for M 400. 1954, Eugene L. Garbáty (b. 1880 - d. 1966), East Norwalk, CT [see note 1]; 1954, gift of Garbáty to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.
about 1400
18th century
about 1830–60
18th century
Unidentified artist
15th century
17th century
18th century
mid-17th century