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Writing Box with Original Key
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work Type:
box (container)
Creator:
cabinetmaker: Christoph Jünglingck (German)
Title:
Writing Box with Original Key
Culture:
German
Location:
Creation location: Goslar (Germany)
Period:
Baroque
Date:
Baroque; creation date: c. 1700-1705
Material:
walnut, brass, and bronze, finely engraved; with original ornamental paper decoration
Description:
described by donor as "highly important;" signed "Gos/lar / Christoph Jünglingck"; made in Goslar (an important imperial trading town in North Germany); key must be kept outside box (key is only way to unlock)
Repository:
Repository: Bard Graduate Center Study Collection (New York, New York, USA), Gift of Wolfram Koeppe