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
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creation date:			c. 1500–1525
creation date earliest:		1495
creation date latest:		1530
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creditline:			Gift of William G. Mather
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culture:	Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century
technique:	wood with painting and gilding
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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