Cassone
about 1700 (made)
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Cassone of carved chestnut wood. The front panel is ornamented with floriated scroll carving; a shield of arms in the centre supported by cupids. Signed ‘Franciscus M. Piera, S.’
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved walnut and poplar(?) |
| Brief description | Italian, walnut, c1700 with panel c1520, inscr. Franciscus M. Piera |
| Physical description | Cassone of carved chestnut wood. The front panel is ornamented with floriated scroll carving; a shield of arms in the centre supported by cupids. Signed ‘Franciscus M. Piera, S.’ |
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| Gallery label | Label text c.1930 while displayed in Tapestry Court: North-East Block. West Side. [gallery 44 ‘East Central Court’ c.1909-1952]
MARRIAGE CHEST (cassone)
Carved walnut.
Inscribed with the owners' names
FRAN/CIS/CV/S and M/PIE/RA.
ITALIAN; 16th century.
5898-1859.
(1930) |
| Object history | Bought for £9, 17s from unnamed source (Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the year 1859, p.10 is inscribed REID next to entry, possibly for Colonel William Reid, the 'capable soldier' who had chaired the Executive Committee of the Royal Commission controlling the 1852 Great Exhibition (Burton, p.42)) Heraldry The coat of arms on 5898-1859 had shaking hands in the upper field, which is a symbol of faith or fidelity. There are several coats of arms with this symbol, but a search did not locate any with the same combination of elements. Sources consulted: Il codice araldico degli stemmi personali : compilato su ordine dell'imperatrice Maria Teresa d'Austria e successori / a cura di Andrea Borella D'Alberti. Studio araldico genealogico diplomatico italiano, 1998. Stemmario italiano delle famiglie nobili e notabili. A cura di Adalberto Ricotti Bertagnoni. Presentazione di Giacomo C. Bascapè Ricotti Bertagnoni, Adalberto. Bassano del Grappa, La remondiniana, 1970- Blasone veneto, descritto ne'xxxv tomi della Biblioteca Universale. Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718. Le Arme, overo, Insegne di tutti li nobili della città di Venetia. Bologna : SEAB, 1978. |
| Production | Northern Italian; incorporating an early 16th century carved panel |
| Bibliographic reference | Coffer. Carved chestnut wood; the front panel ornamented with floriated scroll carving; a shield of arms in the centre supported by Cupids. Signed "Franciscus M. Piera." Italian. 16th century...
This coffer has the very rare speciality of the owner's name as well as the arms of his family. The lettes Franciscus and the rest of the name are contained in two narrow cartouches on the two extremities of the front. The arms are on a central shield supported by boys. A bend charged with three leopards' heads caboched and three quatrefoils; abvove this, three fleur-de-lis, and over all a label of four points. In chief two hands conjoined. On either side [sic] the shield there is a panel of bold floriated work. The accessory ornament is cut with unusual decision. The figures are modelled with skill and finish." |
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| Accession number | 5898-1859 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2007 |
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