Coffer
1530-1600 (made)
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This box once formed part of the collections of Jules Soulages (1803 - 1856), a lawyer from Toulouse and an enthusiast for all things to do with the Italian Renaissance. His collections were posthumously exhibited at Marlborough House between December 1856 and January 1857, and subseqently acquired by this museum. Although Soulage was active when collecting Renaissance pieces was still very much a novelty, many of the pieces in his collections were heavily restored or fitted with later additions, like this example.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Walnut, carved and partly gilt |
| Brief description | Walnut coffer; Venice; 1530-1600 |
| Physical description | Coffer, walnut with scroll work in low relief, partly gilt. |
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| Object history | This coffer formed part of the collections of Jules Soulages and was bought by the museum in 1859 for £15. |
| Summary | This box once formed part of the collections of Jules Soulages (1803 - 1856), a lawyer from Toulouse and an enthusiast for all things to do with the Italian Renaissance. His collections were posthumously exhibited at Marlborough House between December 1856 and January 1857, and subseqently acquired by this museum. Although Soulage was active when collecting Renaissance pieces was still very much a novelty, many of the pieces in his collections were heavily restored or fitted with later additions, like this example. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ancient and Modern Furniture & Woodwork in the South Kensington Museum, described with an introduction by John Hungerford Pollen, (London, 1874), p. 32
'Box. Carved wood, with scroll work in low relief, partly gilt. Italian, Venetian. About 1530. H. 8 3/4 in., L. 18 ½ in., W. 12 in. Bought (Soulages Collection), 15l.' |
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| Accession number | 5701-1859 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2005 |
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