Round box with a wave pattern and blossoms
ca. 1650
Medium
turning
Dimensions
4.3; 3.7
About this artwork
hoogte 3,7 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate round box, crafted around 1650 by an anonymous, exemplifies the precision of woodturning—a technique where wood is shaped on a lathe to create smooth, symmetrical forms. Measuring just 3.7 cm in height and 4.3 cm in diameter, its petite scale suggests it served as a personal trinket, perhaps for jewelry, spices, or small keepsakes, fitting neatly in the hand or pocket. The surface features an elegant wave pattern intertwined with blossoms, motifs evoking the fluidity of water and the ephemeral beauty of flowers—common in 17th-century decorative arts. Woodturning, prominent in Eu...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...