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| Keywords: French - Coffret and Key - Walters 7312.jpg Coffrets or small boxes covered with leather were often used to store documents or other desk objects It is decorated with floral patterns and includes two inscriptions on the right J'ay bien choisi I have chosen well ; and on the left Son voulloir est le myen His will is my will The box was originally painted with red and blue against a natural leather background and had gilt details ca 1425 1450 Late Medieval wood paint and gilt on leather wrought iron with hinges cm 18 28 8 18 4 accession number 73 12 26415 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Caskets furniture Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
