Panel
1480-1520 (made)
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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
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr J. Dowell Phillips |
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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' |
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Accession number | W.36&A-1913 |
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Record created | January 12, 2005 |
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