id: 392753 accession number: 2020.228 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.228 updated: Coffret with Woodcut of Saint Veronica's Vernicle, Coffret: c. 1515; Woodcut: c. 1509. Woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473–1531). Wood, leather, iron, textile, woodcut with stenciled coloring; overall: 28 x 18.5 x 10 cm (11 x 7 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); sheet with print: 29 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2020.228 title: Coffret with Woodcut of Saint Veronica's Vernicle title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: Coffret: c. 1515; Woodcut: c. 1509 creation date earliest: 1504 creation date latest: 1520 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Coffret: France, probably Paris; Woodcut: Germany, Augsburg technique: Wood, leather, iron, textile, woodcut with stenciled coloring department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473–1531) - printed by German painter, printmaker, and draftsman,1473-1531 --- measurements: Overall: 28 x 18.5 x 10 cm (11 x 7 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Sheet with print: 29 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: SALVE. XPI. EFFIGIES. SACERRI[M]A translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE André (b. 1927) and Marie-Thérèse Jammes, Paris France date: ?-2007 footnotes: citations: (Pierre Bergé & Associates, Paris France, 7 November 2007, lot 28) date: 2007 footnotes: citations: (Les Enluminures, Chicago, IL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: 2007-2020 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2020- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: A secret compartment on the top lid of this coffer may have held a relic, consecrated host, or valuable document. digital description: This remarkable object is thought to have functioned as a traveling case to keep small valuables and books, as well as a provisional altar. Made in France around 1515, the interior lid is affixed with a devotional woodcut made in Germany, imported, and colored for the purpose. Featuring an image of the veil of St. Veronica, the text at the bottom of the woodcut guides the user in prayer to the holy image of Christ’s face which has been miraculously imprinted on the veil, an action that held promise of indulgences (a reduction in one’s punishment for sins). Presumably, the owner carried the box on a journey, retrieved a prayer book from inside, and propped it open in order to practice daily prayers. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Pierre Bergé & associés. Vente: collection Marie-Thérèse et André Jammes - coffrets de messagers, images du Moyen Âge et traditions populaires. Paris: Pierre Bergé & associés, 2007. page number: no. 28 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_full.tif