Decorated with secular subjects. Sides show scenes of lovers talking and embracing beneath trees. Inner lid is gilded and painted with the Annunciation. Inside is a painted cloth showing John Talbot, and his wife Maud kneeling at the foot of the cross. This may have been inserted in the 1840's by Pugin or Thomas Willement.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Medieval casket, late 14th century
Date supported
1977
Medium and material
Wood & embossed leather
Dimensions
12 x 26 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
47500
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