/internal/media/dispatcher/1529754/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailJeweled casket1929Edward Everett Oakes13.5 x 20.1 x 16.1 cm (5 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)Silver, green gold, 143 amethysts, 86 Japanese pearls, 88 onyx; laurel wood baseMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously2000.628.1a-b1The rectangular paneled box is made of silver, green gold, 143 amethysts, 86 Japanese pearls, and 88 onyx, set on a laurel base. It has a hinged, slightly domed lid and round and faceted amethyst ball feet and sits on a narrow, two-tiered, shaped wooden plinth. Round columns form each of the four corners. Two pairs of channel-set amethysts intersect across the lid to create nine panels, at the center of which is a large faceted, elliptical amethyst, from which radiates rays of onyx and pearls. The amethyst bands continue down the sides of the box, where they flank triangular clusters of amethysts, onyx, and pearls; large rectangular amethysts form two shallow handles on the sides as part of these designs. At the base of each corner is a vertical cluster of graduated, rectangular onyx settings with pearls and auricular metalwork. Clusters of delicate gold foliate decoration are found throughout, and large pearls are featured prominently on the lid, at intersections of the amethyst bands and on each corner.
The box is completely finished on the interior, allowing the user to see the amethysts that adorn the exterior inside the box and lid. Additional pearls mounted with supporting gold settings adorn the lid interior. Concave onyx settings in each corner of the lid are complemented by faceted amethyst stones lodged at the top of the four corner columns. A rectangular wooden tray with silver, gold, pearl, and onyx fittings rests inside. The interior of the base, including the tray, is lined with black velvet.
This number refers to box and its interior tray. The artist also made a walnut box in which to store the jeweled casket (unnumbered).Silver hollowware5.800000000013.500000000016.100000000020.700000000028814501