The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 46
. The fronts of such coffers,although buttressed, are not framed, but constructed of planksrunning lengthways upon which the buttresses are fixed, helping tofasten the structure together, by performing the functions of the ironstrapwork and ornamented hinges of earlier examples. It is regrettable… … PLATE III MARRIAGE COFFER OR CASSONE In the Victoria and Albert Museum, Carved, gilt, and painted: in front with the South Kensington. Italian (Florentine Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death; probably). Circa 1560. Length, 6 ft. 7 in.; and on the sides with Pyramus and Thisbe height, 3 ft. 1J…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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