Writing Casket

Description

The interior is divided into four compartments for storing writing implements and sand for blotting.

Provenance

Hermann Goldschmidt (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1941.

Writing Casket

Severo da Ravenna

c. 1525

Accession Number

1941.63

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Overall: 16 x 21.3 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund