{"id":269,"date":"2014-02-13T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/a-world-of-objects\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-01-31T20:50:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T20:50:08","slug":"coffer-with-print-depicting-the-monogram-of-christ-ca-1490-1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/coffer-with-print-depicting-the-monogram-of-christ-ca-1490-1500\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffer with print depicting the Monogram of Christ, ca. 1490\u20131500"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Coffer<\/a>

Coffer with print, ca. 1490-1500, 2008.8<\/p><\/div>\n

French, probably Paris
\nCoffer (book box?) with woodcut depicting the Monogram of Christ<\/i>, ca. 1490\u20131500
\nwood, paper, metal, and red canvas
\nMuseum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
\n2008.8<\/p>\n

In the 1480s King Louis XI of France passed laws that required travelers to carry identification while traversing roads and entering city boundaries. This stipulation led to the creation of \u201cmessenger\u201d or \u201ctraveler\u201d boxes for transporting both valuables and documents. Most boxes contained separate, hidden compartments for identification, and included locks to keep valuables safe. This box has metal loops on the top to hold it in place during transport on horseback. Remarkably, the box and the early woodcut print on the inside of its lid have remained undamaged. The print depicts the Passion of Christ. The gory depiction of blood gushing from Christ\u2019s hands, feet, and chest remind the viewer of his suffering. The print served as both symbolic protection for the traveler and an object of personal devotion.<\/p>\n

\"Coffer<\/a>

Coffer with print, ca. 1490-1500, 2008.8<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French, probably Paris Coffer (book box?) with woodcut depicting the Monogram of Christ, ca. 1490\u20131500 wood, paper, metal, and red canvas Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund 2008.8 In the 1480s King Louis XI of France passed laws that required travelers to carry identification while traversing roads and entering city boundaries. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,19,1,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-afterlife","7":"category-movement","8":"category-objects","9":"category-vessels","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/a-world-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}