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Writing Box with Lattice and Flower Design

mid-17th century
Not on view
The gilded copper sheets and silver plaques covering the exterior of this box are fashioned in a classic "lattice and flower" variant of the flower style. Because of the technique of fastening the metal over the wood, the box has been attributed to Burhanpur, a city in the northern Deccan, where similar work is found in architecture.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Writing Box with Lattice and Flower Design
  • Date: mid-17th century
  • Geography: Attributed to India, Deccan, possibly Burhanpur
  • Medium: Wood; overlaid with dyed wool, stamped silver and gilt-copper plaques
  • Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
    W. 16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm)
    Depth 12 5/8 in. (32 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family Gift, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.434
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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