Sewing casket with view of Weilburg near Baden in Austria
Object type: Sewing casket
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Artist: Balthasar Wigand
Artist bio: Austrian, Vienna 1771–1846 Felixdorf
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Austrian
Date: 1820–30
Medium: Wood veneered with mother-of-pearl; gilt-metal mounts partially enameled; gouache on paper; velvet lining; fittings of steel and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: Overall: 2 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (7.3 × 12.1 × 17.1 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit line: Gift of Zita Spiss, in memory of her father, Julius Triger, 1990
Accession year: 1990
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