Gothic Marriage Chest (c. 1500–1525): Art, History and Details

Gothic Marriage Chest (c. 1500–1525) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.

Object facts

• Title: Gothic Marriage Chest
• Date: c. 1500–1525
• Culture: Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona(?), 16th century
• Type: Furniture and woodwork
• Technique: wood with painting and gilding
• Dimensions: Overall: 73.2 x 136.5 x 54.8 cm (28 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 21 9/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Gothic
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1950.568

Collection credit

Gift of William G. Mather

View the collection record

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