Casket: Old Testament subjects

Reymond, Pierre (ca. 1513-after 1584)

Item type:

furniture

Date of creation:

16th century

Height:

11.4 cm  (4 1/2 in.)

Width:

16.5 cm  (6 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

enamel on copper with gilt metal frame

Description

"The casket contains fourteen enamel plaques with scenes. Two of the fourteen plaques contain musical subject matter: "Tubar et Jubar" (top left, front) and "Davit vincit Goleas" (bottom, right end). In the first, Tubal-cain and Jubal work at an anvil while Naamah (the sister of Tubal-cain) sings and plays a psaltery. In the second, David, standing with the head of Goliath, is met by a group of men and women. One of the women carries a portative organ. The pillar in the fireplace at the left bears no inscription."

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Psaltery [3677] (scallop-shaped, somewhat resembling a cow's skull, with two round sound holes and a set of strings running down the center and fastened at the bottom with a square device.)
Portative organ [2267] (seven visible pipes; no windchest, bellows, or keyboard.)

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

1764