"Cassone Or 17th Century Ceremonial Furniture"
17th century Italian cassone in gilded wood with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy.The Cassone or marriage chest is a ceremonial piece of furniture that the future husband orders and has his coat of arms decorated to offer to his future wife in order to store part of her dowry there.
supplanted from the 17th century by the chest of drawers.