Chest

Unknown

16th century · Walnut with restored lid and sides · Medieval Art

As storage containers, chests became increasingly elaborate with high relief carvings in the later Middle Ages. This chest is carved with the popular decorative motif of linen fold panels, separated by a less common motif of an arcade of twisted columns and laurel arches.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th century

Medium

Walnut with restored lid and sides

Culture

Swiss

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1907