Trunk
1600-1700 (Made)
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| Place of origin |
BOX
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL: 17th century
Wood covered with cut leather and fitted with an iron mount. The top of the lid and all four sides of the box are covered with scrolling designs of pomegranates and flowering plants with grotesque animals. Round the design on the lid is a border of floral scrollwork and rosettes. The mounts consist of a pierced lock plate and catch and two hinges and a drop handle at each side.
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL: 17th century
Wood covered with cut leather and fitted with an iron mount. The top of the lid and all four sides of the box are covered with scrolling designs of pomegranates and flowering plants with grotesque animals. Round the design on the lid is a border of floral scrollwork and rosettes. The mounts consist of a pierced lock plate and catch and two hinges and a drop handle at each side.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Leather |
| Brief description | Leather Portuguese 1600-1700? |
| Physical description | BOX PORTUGUESE COLONIAL: 17th century Wood covered with cut leather and fitted with an iron mount. The top of the lid and all four sides of the box are covered with scrolling designs of pomegranates and flowering plants with grotesque animals. Round the design on the lid is a border of floral scrollwork and rosettes. The mounts consist of a pierced lock plate and catch and two hinges and a drop handle at each side. |
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| Object history | Purchased along with 377-1907 for £1.13s. as part of lot 48 from a sale at Christie's 23rd May, 1907 (nos 374 to 379-1907 were bought at that sale). Formerly the property of Señor Don Alberto González-Abreu of Seville. RPM 2283/07. "Wood covered with cut leather and fitted with an iron mount. The top of the lid and all four sides of the box are covered with scrolling designs of pomegranates and flowering plants with grotesque animals. Round the design on the lid is a border of floral scrollwork and rosettes. The mounts consist of a pierced lock plate and catch and two hinges and a drop handle at each side. 17th century. Worn. Small portion of leather missing." |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 376-1907 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2006 |
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