Casket
ca. 1680
Medium
Amber, gold foil, gilt brass, wood, silk satin, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 11 13/16 × 13 × 8 1/4 in. (30 × 33 × 21 cm); Pedestal: 15 x 24 in. (38.1 x 61 cm)
Classification
Natural Substances
Culture
German, Danzig (Gdansk)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund, 2006
Accession Number
2006.452a–c
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Michel Redlin · 1688–1688
**Michel Redlin** was a German amber carver active in the Baltic port city of Gdansk (then Danzig) during the late seventeenth century. He is documented in guild records as an amber carver in 1688, with evidence of activity extending back to at least 1669, placing him among the skilled artisans of the Danzig amber workshops that supplied luxury objects to European courts and collectors. Redlin wo...