Chest
date: label: Date
content: 16th century
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Villa Demidoff
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Possibly Venetian; rectangular chest on base with overhanging lid, all with certosina decoration. Three inset square panels on front, one on each end, with geometric inlay; inlaid stylized jardinière with flowers between front panels; arabesque flower and vine border around front and sides. Hinged lid decorated with three large circles with stylized designs, filling ornament and linked "S" border. Interior has shelf on two sides and deep compartment with hinged cover on third side. Inlay on interior.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Association of Interior Designers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1969-105-1-a/f
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Chest
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Walnut, ivory and fruitwood inlay
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 50 x 120 x 49.5 cm (19 11/16 x 47 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)