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Cassone

Maker Unknown, Italian, 16th Century

Additional Title(s)

Marriage Chest

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1560s

Mediumcarved and gilded walnut

Dimensions28 × 63 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (71.1 × 161.9 × 59.7 cm.)

DescriptionCassone, marriage chest, carved walnut; front carved with swags, masks, and trophies; an escutcheon, with coat of arms, at center; gilded background; claw feet.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.

Status

Not on view

Object number27.164

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