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Writing Box

1560-1570
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Writing Box
  • Artist: Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, Vienna 1507/8–1585 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1560-1570
  • Culture: German, Nuremberg
  • Medium: Silver (gilded), lead
  • Dimensions: 2 3/8 × 4 × 8 15/16 in. (6 × 10.2 × 22.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts