Coffer

Unknown

1613 · Gold-tooled leather on wood; gilt brass; silk and metallic thread · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The coffer was probably intended to contain a dowry. Scenes of the front and back depict hunts for wild boar and bear; the figures on the sides are from classical mythology.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1613

Medium

Gold-tooled leather on wood; gilt brass; silk and metallic thread

Culture

Flemish or Dutch

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966