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Coffret

early 1400s
Not on view
The inscription along the top, "onessta fa belladonna," can be translated as, "Virtue makes a woman beautiful."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coffret
  • Date: early 1400s
  • Geography: Made in possibly Siena, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Poplar with gilded and painted gesso, and pastiglia decoration
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/8 x 24 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (20.6 x 63 x 20.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.188
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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