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Chest (cassone), early 16th century, Wood covered with gesso and paint
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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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