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Chest Front

1500-1600 (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Front of a chest. Chestnut(?) wood, carved with scroll foliage.



Object details

Categories
Furniture
Containers
Renaissance (Italian)
Medieval and Renaissance
Object type
Chest front
Materials and techniques
Carving
Carving
Brief description
Italian, 1500-1600
Physical description
Front of a chest. Chestnut(?) wood, carved with scroll foliage.

DimensionsDimensions from catalogue (HW): 11 in. x 5ft. 7 1/2 in. (27.94 x 171.45cm)
Object history
Bought for 8l
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
4469-1858

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O320993/chest-front/
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