Casket
Artist
Workshop of Moral and Love Themes
Italian, 1500 - 1540
Dateca. 1510
Place of OriginItaly
MediumWood, pastiglia (lead oxide molding compound), red bole, gilding, silk (lining)
DimensionsOverall: 4 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (12.2 x 20 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsWoodenware
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.167
On View
On viewCollections
DescriptionNorthern Italian Renaissance pastiglia casket probably from Venice or Ferrara. Having a rectangular-hinged top with applied rosette, grotesque masks and vinework within husk border. The sides with panels depicting: back Orpheus playing to the animals; sides - The Rape of Deianeira and The Rape of Europa; front - Diana and Acteon. Metal lock push button and red fabric lined interior.Exhibition History"Opening Pandora's Box: A Selection of Boxes from the Permanent Collection." Birdsall gallery, May 11- Dec. 3, 2000- Decorative Arts
"Family Pride: The Italian Renaissance House and its Furnishings," The Hyde Collection, April 12-May 20, 1984, ill. and text on pg 24, checklist of exhibtion, no 14, pg. 42
"Growing Up in a Renaissance Palazzo: Childhood in Italy 1400-1600," Charles R. Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Oct. 5, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025.
1575-1625
Circa 1800
ca. 1850
ca. 1825
