Chest with Coats of Arms

Unknown

early 16th century · Oak, iron mounts; top and base restored · Medieval Art

Beneath late Gothic ogee arches, the French royal coat of arms of Charles VIII (1483–98) and Francis I (1515–47) is combined with the family crests of their queens, Anne of Brittany and Claude de France, and the crest of Louise of Savoy, the mother of Francis I.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Oak, iron mounts; top and base restored

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917