id: 127936 accession number: 1950.568 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.568 updated: 2023-01-10 23:26:04.960000 Gothic Marriage Chest, c. 1500–1525. Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century. Wood with painting and gilding; overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather 1950.568 title: Gothic Marriage Chest title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1500–1525 creation date earliest: 1495 creation date latest: 1530 current location: creditline: Gift of William G. Mather copyright: --- culture: Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century technique: wood with painting and gilding department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Furniture and woodwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.568/1950.568_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.568/1950.568_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.568/1950.568_full.tif