Photograph
1850-1896 (photographed)
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A photograph of a 16th century cabinet door, made in France from walnut wood, carved in relief with a scrolled cartouche enclosing an oval boss with a nude figure on it; the cartouche is surrounded by floral scrolls, lions' heads and a female mask.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph of a 16th century French cabinet door which was previously part of the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896 |
| Physical description | A photograph of a 16th century cabinet door, made in France from walnut wood, carved in relief with a scrolled cartouche enclosing an oval boss with a nude figure on it; the cartouche is surrounded by floral scrolls, lions' heads and a female mask. |
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| Object history | The object in the photograph formed part of the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French Medieval and Renaissance artefacts. This object is now in the collection of National Museums Scotland (previously named the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh). |
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| Bibliographic reference | On a label pasted to the mount. |
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| Accession number | PH.1134-1896 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2014 |
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