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Cream-colored straw was twisted into strings used to embroider the reddish-brown background of flat straw on a canvas foundation. The flaming hearts and lovebirds on the lid may indicate that the casket served as a wedding gift. The interior has parquetry of brightly colored straw.
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Title: Casket
Date: early 18th century
Culture: French
Medium: Straw on wood, canvas, marbled paper, linen (?) thread
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 3/4 × 7 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (9.5 × 18.9 × 13.7 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.915
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