"Monnaie du pape" Coffer
This coffer is something of a visual pun: the molded-glass panels are symbolically decorated with Lunaria, a plant also known as “pope’s
money” or “money plant,” referencing its purpose. The lockable box was obviously intended for safekeeping valuables, but what sort of strongbox is made of glass?
money” or “money plant,” referencing its purpose. The lockable box was obviously intended for safekeeping valuables, but what sort of strongbox is made of glass?
Artwork Details
- Title: "Monnaie du pape" Coffer
- Designer: René-Jules Lalique (French, Aÿ 1860–1945 Paris)
- Date: 1914
- Culture: French
- Medium: Glass, silver leaf, amaranth, brass
- Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 13 × 7 1/4 in. (14 × 33 × 18.4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1924
- Object Number: 24.145.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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