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Gothic Marriage Chest
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About this work
These elaborately carved chests were given by husbands to their wives on the occasion of their wedding. Inside the home such chests were used for the storage of clothing and were elaborately painted and gilded. These chests are examples of a type produced in Barcelona from the late 1400s onward.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGothic Marriage Chest, c. 1500–1525. Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century. Wood with painting and gilding; overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather, 1950.568
