Gothic Marriage Chest

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gothic Marriage Chest

Date
c. 1500–1525
Medium
wood with painting and gilding
Culture
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
127936

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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.

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Credit line
Gift of William G. Mather
Provenance
William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.

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