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In its shape this casket is reminiscent of Plácido Zuloaga's caskets of the 1870s and 1880s. Its domed lid is hinged at the rear, and fastened by a spring latch operated by a push-button. The casket is decorated entirely in Renaissance ornament; its front, top and back are conceived as a unit, and are divided into five vertical decorative bands. The central band is black, covered with animal grotesques and baroque floral volutes of the type seen on the 'Fonthill Casket' (see ZUL 102). These are damascened flat in red and green gold, and are lightly modelled with a variety of punches. This band has two borders, one narrow in green gold and the other in matt red with a series of punchmarks. The second and fourth bands, which are applied over the box's surface and stand in relief, have a punch-stippled matt background of red gold.
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Domed Casket
Date
late 19th C
Medium
iron & gold damascene
Accession number
29
Work type
Sculpture
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