Cassone

ca. 1500 (Renaissance)

161.6 cm 64.5 cm 55.5 cm

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A "cassone" is a large, low, wide chest that was a common piece of furniture used for storage during the Renaissance, particularly in Tuscany. They were often marriage gifts and, as such, were filled with fine household linens and personal furnishings for the bride. They were...

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Owned by Mr. Robert Lehman, New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1943.
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