cassone
[ kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-ne ]
noun,plural cas·so·ni [kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-nee]. /kəˈsoʊ ni; Italian kɑsˈsɔ ni/.
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
Origin of cassone
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How to use cassone in a sentence
Many of the panel pictures in the National Gallery once adorned these cassoni.
Some very fine specimens of these cassoni may be seen in the South Kensington Museum.
In Chapter I. will be found a full description of these cassoni.
Chats on Old Furniture | Arthur HaydenIt was very well arranged with screens "cassoni," plants, arm-chairs—very original and attractive.
Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life | Mary Alsop King WaddingtonIt is probable the furniture matched the style of the rooms, and that much money was spent on carved chairs and cassoni.
Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea D'Agnolo | Leader Scott
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