Cassapanca

Object/Artifact

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Planting Fields

Name/Title

Cassapanca

Entry/Object ID

1967.013.001

Description

A mid-late 17th Century carved oak "cassapanca", or lift top chest, possibly French or Flemish, having a straight-edged top with two planked lift lids, each with staple or snipe hinges, raised structure at each end, incorporating arm rest and small lift-lid storage compartment possibly for candles, these upper side-structures, with lunette carved design, continuing to side stiles, the stiles centered by a five-paneled front, each panel with carved peasant figures, four panels with single male or female peasant, the central panel with man and woman holding hands, centered by a tree - Possibly representing the "Tree of Life" or the "Family Tree" (this would probably make it a dowry chest). The front is further trimmed with lunette carved upper and lower molding, the sides and back also paneled, however, with no carved decoration.

Collection

Coe Hall

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1967.013.001

Source or Donor

Neuhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

France/Netherlands

Notes

Date: c. 1620-Late 19th Century

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cassapanca

Dimensions

Height

37 in

Width

70 in

Depth

22-1/2 in

Material

Wood: Oak, Wood, Oak

Location

Location

Room

Second Floor Storage

Building

Coe Hall

Category

Permanent

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Gallery

Building

Coe Hall

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 27, 2024

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Has worm holes and insect damage. Some wooden pegs missing, visible damage to feet from damp mop, and some breakage.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 21, 2006

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

J. Badami

Date

Apr 3, 2004

Notes

Min. Value: 35000

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C. Neuhoff Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C. Neuhoff Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 21, 2006

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

February 14, 2025