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Description: | This is an early example of multi-purpose furniture. The hinged seat lifts up to reveal storage space below. This form combines the functions of a cassone (an Italian marriage chest particularly associated with Florence) and a sofa. It would have stood against the wall of a papatial house, and was probably reduced in length during the 19th century. The square, boxed arms have the heads of men carved into them.
Size: Length: 232.5 cm; Height: 105 cm; Depth: 73 cm. | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 368 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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