About This Artwork
André Charles Boulle
French, 1642-1732
Casket, early 18th century
Oak carcass veneered with tortoiseshell, gilt copper, pewter and ebony; gilt-bronze mounts
44.5 x 73 x 48.3 cm (17 1/2 x 28 3/4 x 19 in.)
Michael A. Bradshaw and Kenneth S. Harris, Eloise W. Martin, Richard T. Crane, Jr. Memorial and European Decorative Arts Purchase funds; through prior acquisitions of Mrs. C.H. Boissevain in memory of Henry C. Dangler, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, David Dangler, Harold T. Martin, and Katherine Field-Rodman, 2001.54
