Chest

German, possibly Ulm

1588

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 505

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Title: Chest
Date: 1588
Culture: German, possibly Ulm
Medium: Walnut?
Dimensions: Overall: 18 × 62 × 21 in. (45.7 × 157.5 × 53.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Object Number: 07.217.6
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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