Casket
late 14th c./early 15th c. | Baldassare degli Embriachi
The Embriachi Workshop in Venice. Around 1395 the Venetian workshop of Baldassare degli Embriachi began producing caskets, mirror frames and small altars decorated with a characteristic combination of wood inlay and carved animal bone, which was a cheap substitute for ivory. Large numbers of caskets were made in serial production. Highly prized for their rich decoration, they were also imitated outside Venice.
The Embriachi Workshop in Venice. Around 1395 the Venetian workshop of Baldassare degli Embriachi began producing caskets, mirror frames and small altars decorated with a characteristic combination of wood inlay and carved animal bone, which was a cheap substitute for ivory. Large numbers of caskets were made in serial production. Highly prized for their rich decoration, they were also imitated outside Venice.
Workshop:
Baldassare degli Embriachi (tätig 1390 - 1409) DNB
Time:
late 14th c./early 15th c.
Object Name
Casket; Animal Bone
Culture
Venice
Material/technology:
Wood with certosina inlay, bone, traces of paint
Dimensions:
H. 24 cm, L. 32 cm, B. 19 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 112
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