The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Gothic Marriage Chest
c. 1500–1525
Overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.)
Gift of William G. Mather 1950.568
Location: Not on view
Description
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.- William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.568