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Bride’s chest

Bride’s chest

Rectangular chest with a flat lid and cut-out base. It is richly decorated with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures. Designed to hold the bride’s trousseau when she moved to her new home. There is a notable carving with the year of manufacture and the name of the carpenter.

  • Place depicted: Bizkaia
  • Type of work: Mobiliario
  • Period: XVII

Gallery

Gallery

Work datasheet

  • Inventory no./Abbreviations: 1981/3299
  • Author: Ygnacio de Lariz
  • Date: 1671
  • Technique and support: Carved and sculpted chestnut wood and wrought iron
  • Dimensions: 91 x 168 x 65 cm
  • Entry date and details: Acquired in 1987