Casket Collection (page 14)

Coffin of Horankh, c. 700 B. C. (wood, gesso, paint, obsidian, calcite, and bronze)
1070845 Coffin of Horankh, c.700 B.C. (wood, gesso, paint, obsidian, calcite, and bronze) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); 194.9x45.7x41.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Presentation to Sir Henry Irving (litho)
1056413 The Presentation to Sir Henry Irving (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Presentation to Sir Henry Irving)

A rare lacquer casket with integral drawer, commissioned by the Portuguese
3736284 A rare lacquer casket with integral drawer, commissioned by the Portuguese (lacquer & mother of pearl) by Momoyama Period (1568-1600); Private Collection; (add.info)

Casket presented by the Dutch Army as a Wedding Gift to the King and Queen of the Netherlands (engraving)
1060172 Casket presented by the Dutch Army as a Wedding Gift to the King and Queen of the Netherlands (engraving) by English School

"She", A History of Adventure (engraving)
1055073 " She", A History of Adventure (engraving) by Johnson, Edward Killingworth (1825-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: " She", A History of Adventure)

Casket containing the Address to the Shah of Persia from the City of London (engraving)
1052918 Casket containing the Address to the Shah of Persia from the City of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lining a half-couch casket, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078990 Lining a half-couch casket, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Fitting on the ornament of a wooden casket, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078988 Fitting on the ornament of a wooden casket, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Adjusting the sides and bottom of the shell of a wooden casket, Oneida, New York, April 3
1078983 Adjusting the sides and bottom of the shell of a wooden casket, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Sanding mouldings intended for wooden caskets, Oneida, New York, April 3
1078981 Sanding mouldings intended for wooden caskets, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Letter S: lead soldiers. Engraving in "ABC des joux pour petits boys"
DUV4208477 Letter S: lead soldiers. Engraving in " ABC des joux pour petits boys". Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, Louis Vagne, printer-publisher, late 19th century

Letter E F: grocery store and fortress. Engraving in "
DUV4208406 Letter E F: grocery store and fortress. Engraving in " ABC des joux pour petits boys". Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, Louis Vagne, printer-publisher, late 19th century

Portrait of Doctor Francois CROZAT (1858-1892) explorer francais
XEE4153681 Portrait of Doctor Francois CROZAT (1858-1892) explorer francais by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of William the Conqueror (William I of England) - First Norman king of England
XEE4162167 Death of William the Conqueror (William I of England) - First Norman king of England.1028-1087 Death of William I the Conquerant - engraving after the painting by Albert Maignan by

Inside the home of Jose d Anchieta, Africas first zoological explorer
LSE4332512 Inside the home of Jose d Anchieta, Africas first zoological explorer, filled with books, various instruments, cameras, telescopes, stuffed animals, medical bottles and surgical boxes

Esthers Toilet - Oil on canvas, 1841
LRI4353713 Esthers Toilet - Oil on canvas, 1841 by Chasseriau, Theodore (1819-56); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Esthers Toilet - Painting by Theodore Chasseriau (1819-1856), oil on canvas, 45

Egyptian antiquite: palette and wooden scribe box. Paris, Louvre Museum
JLJ4664260 Egyptian antiquite: palette and wooden scribe box. Paris, Louvre Museum by Egyptian School; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Egyptian antiquite: palette and wooden scribe box)

Archaeology of the Middle Ages (Middle Ages). Barbarian Art of Lombardy
LRI4646252 Archaeology of the Middle Ages (Middle Ages). Barbarian Art of Lombardy: Silver box to receive relics (reliquary). Lombard art, 8th - 9th century. Money

Gold-plated silver pyxide, 14th century (Gilded silver pyxis, 14th century) Anagni
LRI4703571 Gold-plated silver pyxide, 14th century (Gilded silver pyxis, 14th century) Anagni, Museo della Cattedrale Italy by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Cathedral Treasury Museum, Anagni

Egyptian antiquite: small wooden box with ivory inlay representing the hunting parts of
LRI4639700 Egyptian antiquite: small wooden box with ivory inlay representing the hunting parts of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. 18th dynasty

Detail of a wooden cassette covered with gold leaves decorated of spirals from tomb V
LRI4639220 Detail of a wooden cassette covered with gold leaves decorated of spirals from tomb V, Mycenae, 16th century BC by Mycenaean, (16th century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Blind man, water carrier, commissionaire and domestic servant
JLJ4638206 Blind man, water carrier, commissionaire and domestic servant, reign of the king Louis XIII of France 17th Century - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Qajar casket (lacquered papier-mache) (see also 909578-9)
909577 Qajar casket (lacquered papier-mache) (see also 909578-9) by Iranian School, (19th century); 42x22x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Reliquary casket (gold, silver & semi-precious stones)
875225 Reliquary casket (gold, silver & semi-precious stones) by Florentine School (15th Century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Italian, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a boy and a girl in regency costume carrying a casket, c
3603724 A Victorian Christmas card of a boy and a girl in regency costume carrying a casket, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Reliquary of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (gilt metal & glass)
3469421 Reliquary of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (gilt metal & glass) by French School; Soissons Cathedral, France; ePaul Maeyaert; French, out of copyright

A globe, a casket of jewels and medallions, books, a hurdy-gurdy, a bagpipe, a lute
3474614 A globe, a casket of jewels and medallions, books, a hurdy-gurdy, a bagpipe, a lute, a violin, an upturned silver tazza and roemer, a nautilus shell, a recorder, a shawm

Rare bank note holder for Boucheron, 1893 (ivory, gold, enamel, rubies
3326253 Rare bank note holder for Boucheron, 1893 (ivory, gold, enamel, rubies, sapphires & amethysts) by Sache, Georges le (b.1849); 26x15x5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rare bank note holder for Boucheron, 1893 (ivory, gold, enamel, rubies
3326249 Rare bank note holder for Boucheron, 1893 (ivory, gold, enamel, rubies, sapphires & amethysts) by Sache, Georges le (b.1849); 26x15x5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

George III casket containing a verge watch in the manner of James Cox, c
741846 George III casket containing a verge watch in the manner of James Cox, c.1770 (gilt metal, enamel & verre-eglomise) (see also 741845) by Craft

Archaistic vessel and cover, Tulu, Qianlong Period (1736-95) (pale celadon jade
619015 Archaistic vessel and cover, Tulu, Qianlong Period (1736-95) (pale celadon jade) (see also 619015) by Chinese School (18th century); width: 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Jewelled Casket (oil on canvas)
TW427214 The Jewelled Casket (oil on canvas) by Mostyn, Thomas Edwin (1864-1930); 91.4x71.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

Out came a dome of glass like a soap-bubble, rising into the air
STC411965 Out came a dome of glass like a soap-bubble, rising into the air, illustration from Mrs Burton Harrisons Folk and Fairy Tales, 1885 (litho) by Crane

Casket, 1771 (silver gilt)
499885 Casket, 1771 (silver gilt) by Heming, Thomas (1722/23-1801); 12.4x17.95x14.35 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: In 1760)

Victorian homeopathic medicine chest produced by James Epps & Co
496182 Victorian homeopathic medicine chest produced by James Epps & Co. mid 19th century (mahogany & brass) by English School

Domed export casket, Edo period, mid-17th century (lacquer
493271 Domed export casket, Edo period, mid-17th century (lacquer, gold & mother of pearl) (see also 493272) by Morocaua or Murakawa

Reliquary in the shape of a stupa (gold)
LIT389790 Reliquary in the shape of a stupa (gold) by Siamese School; Ayutthaya National Museum, Ayutthaya, Thailand; (add.info.: found in the crypt of Wat Ratburana)

Painted Coffin, Knossos, Crete, c. 1500 BC (painted earthenware
AMQ419818 Painted Coffin, Knossos, Crete, c.1500 BC (painted earthenware) (for front see 115742 & 419817) by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Fluted vase (ceramic) (b / w photo)
ALI367689 Fluted vase (ceramic) (b/w photo) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: found in Ruvo; ); Alinari

Monument of St. Sebaldus, 1508-19 (bronze)
MAE340500 Monument of St. Sebaldus, 1508-19 (bronze) by Vischer, Peter the Elder (c.1460-1529); St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg

The Three Caskets, from The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene II (oil on canvas)
CH401603 The Three Caskets, from The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene II (oil on canvas) by Hillingford, Robert Alexander (1825-1904)

Beer Cellar equipment, 1825 (pencil on paper)
XJF354275 Beer Cellar equipment, 1825 (pencil on paper) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Children of Charles I
OLD37269 The Children of Charles I by Dicksee, Margaret Isabel (1858-1903); Gallery Oldham, UK; eGallery Oldham; English, out of copyright

Painted Coffin, Knossos, Crete, c. 1500 BC (painted earthenware) (for reverse see 419818)
AMQ115742 Painted Coffin, Knossos, Crete, c.1500 BC (painted earthenware) (for reverse see 419818) by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Coffer depicting the Nativity, Adoration of the Magi and the Presentation in the Temple
ALG264472 Coffer depicting the Nativity, Adoration of the Magi and the Presentation in the Temple, 1533 (rock crystal & gold) by Belli, Valerio (c.1468-1546); Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti

Pirate William Kidd burying treasure on Oak Island (colour litho)
PNP270184 Pirate William Kidd burying treasure on Oak Island (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kidd (1645-1701); ); Peter Newark Pictures; American

Pirate Captain William Kidd burying treasure on Gardiners Island (litho)
PNP270178 Pirate Captain William Kidd burying treasure on Gardiners Island (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Canopic chest in the form of a shrine set on a sledge surrounded by the guardian
BAL59095 Canopic chest in the form of a shrine set on a sledge surrounded by the guardian goddesses, from the tomb of Tutankhamun

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From historical plagues to funeral processions, the casket has witnessed it all. Lord, have mercy on London as we remember the Great Plague of 1665 through contemporary English woodcuts. The passing of Malcolm Young brings us together in solemnity and remembrance. A delivery truck from 1910 carries these somber vessels, a symbol of final farewells. In Kandy, Sri Lanka, worshippers gather to pay homage to the tooth relic while Buddhist processions honor their spiritual traditions. Thomas Hardy's heart finds its resting place in a burial that echoes his poetic soul. Batgers Christmas crackers box label reminds us that even in joyous celebrations, thoughts of mortality linger. An Italian still life painting captures the beauty and fragility of life within a jewel casket adorned with precious treasures. A color illustration portrays a woman draped in red beads and earrings, reminding us of both adornment and mourning rituals throughout history. And finally, we glimpse into history as we witness Napoleon lying in state - an emperor now confined to his eternal casket.