Cassone
Category
Furniture
Date
1660 - 1700
Materials
Wood, velvet, gilt and leather
Measurements
635 mm (H); 1346 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Spain
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297505
Summary
A Spanish cassone, late 17th Century. Domed top covered in old pink velvet and embossed leather with gilt relief, iron locks and carrying handles.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)