About the Artwork
Jewel Casket
ca. 1840
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Scottish
Unknown
Burl maple veneer over wood with ivory inlay
Overall: 6 5/8 × 12 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (16.8 × 31.8 × 22.2 cm)
Furniture Accessories
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Arthur Hilton Nixon
72.857
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Arthur Hilton Nixon
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Scottish, Jewel Casket, ca. 1840, burl maple veneer over wood with ivory inlay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Arthur Hilton Nixon, 72.857.
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