Furniture and interior decoration of the Italian renaissance (1921)
Schottmüller, Frida, 1872-1936 · New York, Brentano's · leaf 26
y purposes, vide Bode p. 9.Schubring (pp. 14 and 211) shows that articles of gold andsilver and also money were hoarded in the big chests keptin the bedrooms. Ludwig pp. 304—5 maintains that valuableswere treasured in heavy iron-plated chests (scrigni) fig. 18and considered the jewel-chests to have… … XX following). The designs are often the same as thoseof the paintings and stucco work on the coffers. Thecarved oak boxes with broadly moulded profiles andslightly raised lids are of a later date (figs. 146,148,149).The ornamentation is the same as that on chests anddressers; in the XVIth century…
