Madia (furniture)

A madia was a piece of furniture used during the High Renaissance period in Italy.

It is similar to the cassone, though generally more functional and less ornate.

One type of madia included a hutch-shaped cupboard, raised on end supports, with several doors and drawers.

Others, more typical of the seventeenth century, were sarcophagus-shaped with a slanted top and paneled ends, often with brass studding.

[2] The madia fell into disuse after the eighteenth century.