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Gothic Marriage Chest, c. 1500-1525. Creator: Unknown.

Gothic Marriage Chest, c. 1500-1525. Creator: Unknown.

2-730-399 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Gothic Marriage Chest, c. 1500-1525. These elaborately carved chests were given by husbands to their wives on the occasion of their wedding. Inside the home such chests were used for the storage of clothing and were elaborately painted and gilded. These chests are examples of a type produced in Barcelona from the late 1400s onward.

Image Details

Medium
  1. Wood with painting and gilding
Picture Type
  1. Furniture and woodwork

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6668x4992
File Size : 97,520kb

Aliases

  1. 1950.568
  1. 127936
  1. 0940012124
  1. 1950.568
  1. 2-730-399
  1. 2730399

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