id:			94980
accession number:	1915.535
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.535
updated:		2023-08-23 18:03:12.988000

Marriage Chest, c. 1500. Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), early 16th century. Wood with painting and gilding; overall: 71.8 x 127 x 55.9 cm (28 1/4 x 50 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.535

title:				Marriage Chest
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1500
creation date earliest:		1495
creation date latest:		1505
current location:		110B Late Gothic
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
copyright:			

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culture:	Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), early 16th century
technique:	wood with painting and gilding
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 71.8 x 127 x 55.9 cm (28 1/4 x 50 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Elaborately carved chests were given by husbands to their wives on the occasion of the wedding. Inside the home, such chests were used for the storage of clothing and were elaborately painted and gilded. This chest is an example of a type produced in Barcelona from the late 1400s onward.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n94

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n94

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 80
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n100

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.535/1915.535_full.tif