Search Request | Object report
Casket
Lost Art-ID
208486
Artist / Creator
Title
Casket
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Rock crystal ; Metal (Silver) ; Enamel / gilded
Height
4.50 cm
Width
8.00 cm
Description
Square casket with silver-gilt mounting; edges, feet, corner columns, handle and lock colourfully enamelled.
Provenance
According to the 1858 inventory, the casket came from the estate of duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died in 1808) to her son-in-law duke August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who in turn gave the object to the Kunstkabinett.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1830, fol. 3r, Nr. 11 ; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. V, Nr. 63; Aldenhoven Geräth und Schmuck, Edelstein Nr. 176
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
Permalink to this page