Casket

R. & S. Garrard & Co.

1875 or 1876 · Shell cameo; Macassar ebony; silver-gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These cameos, probably carved in a Neapolitan workshop, are based on ancient models as well as on works of the neoclassical sculptors Antonio Canova (1757–1822) and Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). The client who purchased the cameos in Italy may have also commissioned the extraordinary casket on which they are mounted from the London firm Garrard & Co.

Artist

R. & S. Garrard & Co.

Date

1875 or 1876

Medium

Shell cameo; Macassar ebony; silver-gilt

Culture

British (casket) and Italian (cameos)

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mercedes Bass, 2007