Design for a Cassone (Recto), Design for a Tomb (Verso), Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, ca. 1530–60


Design for a Cassone (Recto), Design for a Tomb (Verso), ca. 1530–60, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash (recto and verso), sheet: 16 1/8 x 10 11/16 in. (41 x cm), Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, From the 14th to the 16th century the cassone played an important role in the Italian household. It was the main furniture piece to provide storage, but was also used as a seat or several could be pushed together to form a makeshift bed


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