Maker: Unknown
Purchased with the Courtauld Fund.
Depth: 56 cm
Height: 64.5 cm
Width: 176 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought
16th Century
Circa
1501
-
Circa
1600
Large chests (cassoni) were one of the principal types of Italian furniture during the Renaissance. They provided storage for bedclothes, linen, and other household goods in bedchambers and public rooms.
Accession number: M/F.2-1934
Primary reference Number: 98274
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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