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Wood boxes and chests were covered with leather and strengthened and protected by metal mounts that could be decorative as well, as is the case here, with the straps ending in fleurs-de-lis.
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Title: Coffer with key
Date: 16th century
Culture: French
Medium: Iron, leather, oak
Dimensions:
Overall (coffer .105a): 8 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (21.6 × 36.8 × 21 cm);
Length (key .105b): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Accession Number: 67.55.105a, b
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