Cassone Front
1500-1550 (made)
| Place of origin |
Carved in low relief with a central shield flanked by grotesque figures riding on monsters, surrounded by large scrolling acanthus foliage. Along the top runs an undulating stem; along the bottom gadrooning.
Constructed from a single walnut board, to which a moulding has been nailed along the bottom edge of the front. Nail holes indicate that the chest from which it was removed was of nailed (boarded construction).
Condition 2019:
The lock removed, and the space filled with a piece of wood. Water staining.
Constructed from a single walnut board, to which a moulding has been nailed along the bottom edge of the front. Nail holes indicate that the chest from which it was removed was of nailed (boarded construction).
Condition 2019:
The lock removed, and the space filled with a piece of wood. Water staining.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved walnut |
| Brief description | walnut; Italian, 1500-1550, relief carvings |
| Physical description | Carved in low relief with a central shield flanked by grotesque figures riding on monsters, surrounded by large scrolling acanthus foliage. Along the top runs an undulating stem; along the bottom gadrooning. Constructed from a single walnut board, to which a moulding has been nailed along the bottom edge of the front. Nail holes indicate that the chest from which it was removed was of nailed (boarded construction). Condition 2019: The lock removed, and the space filled with a piece of wood. Water staining. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bart. |
| Object history | Given by Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bart. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 154-1881 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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