Decorative arts

Cassone

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1560s
Accession number: 27.164
Maker: Unknown, Italian, 16th Century(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Dimensions: 28 × 63 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (71.1 × 161.9 × 59.7 cm.)
Medium: carved and gilded walnut
Description: A marriage chest with claw feet decorated with carved swags, masks, and trophies on the front and an escutcheon, with coat of arms, gilded background at center.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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