Jewelry casket
| Title | Jewelry casket |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pietro Giusti |
| Date | 1857 19th century |
| Medium | Carved walnut, ebony, lined with red velvet |
| Classification | Woodwork-Furniture |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, by exchange, and Rogers Fund, 1998 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0) |
About this artwork
“Jewelry casket” is a work by Pietro Giusti, dated 1857. It is executed in carved walnut, ebony, lined with red velvet and classified as woodwork-furniture. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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