Chest, ca. 1550

Walnut wood

(H x W x D)68 × 175 × 58 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThe shape of this chest is reminiscent of the ancient sarcophagi in which high-ranking figures were buried. During the Renaissance, when artists and architects looked back to antiquity, new furniture was designed in this style. This elaborately carved piece is a so-called wedding chest. It was used to store the linen that a bride would bring with her when she got married. The bride’s coat of arms may have been mounted in the laurel wreath in the centre of the front panel.

AccessionAcquisition 1889

Provenance[...]; bis 14.3.1889 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 14.3.1889 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 13798

Renaissance

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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