16thc French Metal Coffer (Strongbox)

Object/Artifact

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-531.a

Description

Coffer-Casket, strongbox; intricate lock fills inside of lid; 2 horses etched on top; unicorn, bear, bird figures etched on sides, dots used to fill open areas of design; Personifications of Despair and Hope on back. lock post loose. Possibly from Nurnberg or France note: unable to open strongbox due to lock post having moved (4/26/2024, RSH)

Collection

Metalwork

Acquisition

Accession

531

Made/Created

Place

City

Nuremburg

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: c. 16th c. (possibly 1570)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Strongbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Household

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

General Notes

Note Type

1928-03-29 from Leo Knopp & Hoffman, Hamburg (in Germany, iron chest, hinges, Renaissance cabinet)

Note Type

1928-03-31 from Leo Knopp & Hoffman, Hamburg (buying tours in Germany, chest, hinges)

Note Type

1977 Hammond Castle Souvenir Guidebk by N R Kline, J J Bolten (27)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (18)

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(23) - Great Hall

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 006