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John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Wood (Queensland Black Bean and other timbers), vellum, leather | 49.0 x 55.3 x 34.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 64121

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

John Merten (fl.1897)

Address casket 1900-10

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Royal Collection Trust/ © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

Description

An Australian carved casket made from native woods including Queensland Black Bean (Castanospermum australe), with a drop front, into which is slotted a watercolour manuscript address.

Provenance

Presented to George V and Queen Mary, when Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, by the Government of Queensland, Australia, 1901. Commissioned by Gordon & Gotch.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection John Merten (fl.1897)
(cabinet maker)

Search the collection Ferguson & McLaren: Queensland
(artist)

Search the collection Thomas McColl (fl.1897)
(maker)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (1867-1953)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wood (Queensland Black Bean and other timbers), vellum, leather

wood, paper, gilt, leather, skin

carved, watercolour painting, tooled, gilded

Measurements

49.0 x 55.3 x 34.0 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
containers
ceremonial containers
ceremonial vessels
address caskets
printed & manuscript material
documents
addresses
Subject(s)
Geography
Systematic geography
Landscapes
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Zoology
Animals
Birds
Ostriches
Genealogy and Heraldry
Heraldry
Coats of arms
Coats of arms-Royal
Crowns (heraldic)
Monograms
Monograms-VM
Mottoes
Mottoes-Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Order of the Garter)
Places

Place of Production

Australia

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