/internal/media/dispatcher/1298211/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCasket1820–21John HarrisH. 15 cm x W. 32.2 cm D. 25.3 cm (5 7/8 x 12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Weight: 5,769.3 gm (185 oz 10 dwt)Gilded silverTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour and Frank Brewer Bemis Fund1994.891The rectangular box rests on four detachable lobed feet. The box has broad cast moldings above and below with a string of beads around the top and bottom edges. The sides of the box are formed of square panels of intricate geometric ornament in low relif- four across the front of the box and three along the sides. The box has two covers assembled on one hinge; the interior cover may be concealed within the outer cover by a separate lock. The square panels on the hidden cover are of a different geometric design, incorporating an interlaced chain with an inscription and at the center initials in cipher. The panels, separated by plain moldings, are cast individually from a model that was pierced and assembled. They are meticulously finished.Silver15.000000000025.30000000005928801