American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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Case Piece
Chest (cassone)
Maker unknown · early 16th century
Medium
Wood covered with gesso and paint
Dimensions
68 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 25 3/4 in. (174.6 × 57.8 × 65.4 cm)
Accession
05.23.7
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1905
Culture
Italian, Venice or Lombardy
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