Letter casket

Matthijs Horrix, c. 1808 - c. 1810

This letter casket or box comes from Louis Napoleon’s office in the royal palace. It was a new type of furniture, used to store documents for the King’s attention so that servants could not read them. The casket’s form is based on a shield from antiquity.

  • Artwork typebrievenbus
  • Object numberBK-BR-570-C
  • Dimensionsheight 56 cm x width 54 cm x depth 45 cm
  • Physical characteristicsmahoniehout, eikenhout, verguld brons