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Chest of walnut
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Chest of walnut

anonymous · c. 1500 - c. 1600 · gild; iron (metal); walnut (hardwood); gilding (material); spruce (wood); wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Chest of partly gilded walnut with a spruce interior. The recessed corner posts are decorated with a cartouche featuring a female mask and festoons. The front panel shows, within a frame, turned knobs with a mask as the central piece. The base has a border of framed, inverted palmettes. The lid edge has shalms and is supported by a series of leaf consoles. The sides are undecorated and fitted with iron handles.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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case furniturefurniturechestcassone
Credit lineKist van notenhout. c. 1500 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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