Which of the following is NOT a kind of cassone?

Which of the following is NOT a kind of cassone?

• A. Simple rectangular
• B. Boat-shaped
• C. Armchair
• D. Sarcophagus

Answer: (C)

Cassone are large storage chests from Renaissance Italy, used as marriage dowries and heavily decorated. They come in forms such as a simple rectangular chest, boat-shaped versions that imitate a hull, and sarcophagus-like shapes with a solid, lid-covered body. An armchair, by contrast, is seating furniture designed for sitting, not for storage, and it lacks the lid and chest-form function that defines a cassone. Because the defining feature of a cassone is its role as a chest with a specific, often ornate, shape, an armchair is not a cassone.

Cassone are large storage chests from Renaissance Italy, used as marriage dowries and heavily decorated. They come in forms such as a simple rectangular chest, boat-shaped versions that imitate a hull, and sarcophagus-like shapes with a solid, lid-covered body. An armchair, by contrast, is seating furniture designed for sitting, not for storage, and it lacks the lid and chest-form function that defines a cassone. Because the defining feature of a cassone is its role as a chest with a specific, often ornate, shape, an armchair is not a cassone.