Casket

Description

Fife casket of whalebone panels carved in low relief with patterns of interlace and knotwork, held together with metal and with brass mounts and lock, Scotland, 15th or early 16th century

Museum reference

K.2002.982

Collection

Culture

Object name

Casket

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

15th - early 16th century

Materials

Whalebone, Copper, Textile

Physical description

Bone, cetacean; brass; wood, green baize covered

Associations

Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Celts (10 Mar 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

On display

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