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Draught

1504 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Draughtsman of wood carved in low relief. On one side is a bust portrait of a crowned man with square-cut hair, and on the other are three shields of arms on a gilded ground, conjoined by a knot painted in brown or faded black. Above the shields is a crown, similarly drawn, and the date '1504'. The shields are as follows: the first gules, a fess argent; the second bendy of six, argent and azure within and orle gules; the third gules, a castle (perhaps the arms of Castille).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved, gilded and painted wood
Brief description
wood, carved in low relief, Germany, ca. 1504
Physical description
Draughtsman of wood carved in low relief. On one side is a bust portrait of a crowned man with square-cut hair, and on the other are three shields of arms on a gilded ground, conjoined by a knot painted in brown or faded black. Above the shields is a crown, similarly drawn, and the date '1504'. The shields are as follows: the first gules, a fess argent; the second bendy of six, argent and azure within and orle gules; the third gules, a castle (perhaps the arms of Castille).
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.84cm
Measurement taken from paper record - not checked on object.
Marks and inscriptions
'1504'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pollen, John Hungerford, Ancient and Modern Furniture and Woodwork, (South Kensington Museum, London, 1874)
Collection
Accession number
6936-1860

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Record createdDecember 22, 2005
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