Body, front
Saint John the Baptist; unidentified female saint holding a crucifix.
End, right
Saint Nicholas as a bishop, resurrecting the three children standing in a tub.
Body, back
Pietà (Lamentation of the Virgin over Christ's body).
End, left
Saint Louis with crown, sceptre with fleur-de-lys and hand of justice.
Lid
Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Crosshatched background. Foliated decoration.
Museum's opinion 2011: 19th century.
Attribution Unknown
Reverse Carved on all sides.
Provenance R. Fitch collection: given by him to the Museum in 1894.
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