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Panel

1480-1520 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

These two oak panels probably came from either side of the door of a livery cupboard (a cupboard with pierced panels, probably used for food). They are carved with openwork tracery of the kind fashionable about 1500. The cupboard may well have been painted originally and a coloured cloth nailed behind the openwork to create a decorative contrast with the wood, and to keep insects away from the food.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cupboard Panel
  • Cupboard Panel
Materials and techniques
Oak, carved
Brief description
Pair of panels, English, 1480-1520, carved and pierced
Physical description
Pair of panels from the front of a cupboard, each pierced with three panels of tracery, with a fluted band on each side. Mounted on a single modern backboard. One of the panel has lost a section at the top.
Dimensions
  • W.36 1913 height: 114cm
  • W.36 1913 width: 40.6cm
  • W.36 a 1913 height: 124cm
  • W.36 a 1913 width: 41.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr J. Dowell Phillips
Subject depicted
Summary
These two oak panels probably came from either side of the door of a livery cupboard (a cupboard with pierced panels, probably used for food). They are carved with openwork tracery of the kind fashionable about 1500. The cupboard may well have been painted originally and a coloured cloth nailed behind the openwork to create a decorative contrast with the wood, and to keep insects away from the food.
Bibliographic reference
Charles Tracy, English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork (London, 1988), cat. no.317. 'PANELS, a pair, from the front of a cupboard, each pierced with three panels of tracery, with a fluted band on each side (PL.117). Given by Mr J. Dowell Phillips Oak. Late 15th or early 16th century (1) 114 X 40.6 cm, (2) 124 X 41.3 cm Mus. No. W36-1913'
Collection
Accession number
W.36&A-1913

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2005
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