SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Marriage chest (cassone) with scenes from the story of David and Goliath

Marriage chest (cassone) with scenes from the story of David and Goliath, second half 16th century, Walnut, partly gilded

Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Walnut, partly gilded
Dimensions: 25 x 75-1/2 x 24-1/2 in. (63.5 x 191.8 x 62.2 cm)
Form: Case Piece
Culture: Italian, Rome
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 41.190.255
Credit line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941

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