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Kuferek, 17th century, author unknown

Author unknown

Copper Museum

Copper Museum
Legnica, Poland

A deep, rectangular trunk with a round edge wrapped in a wire. The walls are covered with rich decorations (grotesque, floral ornament). On the narrower walls there are two medallions with busts of a woman and a man in Renaissance costumes. No cover. Decorative hinges and staples with cut edges, connected to the walls with rivets. The walls are forged from a single piece of sheet metal, connected to the bottom with an overlap on the bottom side. The interior is whitewashed.

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  • Title: Kuferek, 17th century, author unknown
  • Creator: Author unknown
  • Type: Craft
  • Medium: Copper tributed, die-cut, engraved, interior whitened (tinned)
Copper Museum

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