id:			122302
accession number:	1942.609
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.609
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:54.172000

Marriage Chest (Cassone), early 1500s. Italy, early 16th century. Walnut with traces of gilding; overall: 62.2 x 172 x 55.9 cm (24 1/2 x 67 11/16 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.609

title:				Marriage Chest (Cassone)
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creation date:			early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1525
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creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture:	Italy, early 16th century
technique:	walnut with traces of gilding
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 62.2 x 172 x 55.9 cm (24 1/2 x 67 11/16 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John L. Severance.
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wall description:
Large storage chests resembling ancient Roman burial vaults-a popular collectible among wealthy families during the Renaissance-were often associated with an important marriage and contained the wife’s dowry of clothes and precious objects. This particular example displays the arms of the Spada Family of Rome amidst a richly carved façade on a gilded ground. Sometimes cassoni were carried in the marital procession from the bride’s home to that of her future husband, emphasizing the power and wealth of both families.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 221; Reproduced: p. 223
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceFurniture/page/n219/mode/1up

	<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 35, cat. no. 44
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n39

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IMAGES

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