Chest
ca. 1650 (made)
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Oak frame and panel construction chest, English, c. 1650
Chest of frame and panel construction, in oak, with carved decoration on the front rails and inlay decoration on the panels. The front shows four panels of inlaid work.
The four main uprights continue below the chest to create tall feet. The sides show single plain panels of oak (grain horizontal) between undecorated stiles and rails. On the front of the chest the stiles and muntins (the short vertical framed sections between the panels) are moulded with a plane. The lower rail is carved with gadrooning and the upper rail is carved with two panels flanking a plain section, which was left for a lock plate (not used originally). The present small key escutcheon is heart shaped, in brass. Each of the carved panels shows 2 lozenge motifs between 3 daisy-like flower heads. The spandrels of the lozenges are filled with comma-like shapes.
The four inlaid panels each show a tulip with other flower heads and foliage in ebony and mahogany. The four panels show as two pairs with the ebony and mahogany reversed in each pair.
The top is of 3 tongue-and-grooved boards of oak with a mitred frame on three sides, with a moulded profile. The underside of the lid shows two chamfered cross batons of oak (possibly original but with later screw fixings). The Iron strap hinges are black japanned and probably an addition but are covered with beige paper, so difficult to access.
The back is of frame and panel construction with 3 muntins separating 4 panels.
Chest of frame and panel construction, in oak, with carved decoration on the front rails and inlay decoration on the panels. The front shows four panels of inlaid work.
The four main uprights continue below the chest to create tall feet. The sides show single plain panels of oak (grain horizontal) between undecorated stiles and rails. On the front of the chest the stiles and muntins (the short vertical framed sections between the panels) are moulded with a plane. The lower rail is carved with gadrooning and the upper rail is carved with two panels flanking a plain section, which was left for a lock plate (not used originally). The present small key escutcheon is heart shaped, in brass. Each of the carved panels shows 2 lozenge motifs between 3 daisy-like flower heads. The spandrels of the lozenges are filled with comma-like shapes.
The four inlaid panels each show a tulip with other flower heads and foliage in ebony and mahogany. The four panels show as two pairs with the ebony and mahogany reversed in each pair.
The top is of 3 tongue-and-grooved boards of oak with a mitred frame on three sides, with a moulded profile. The underside of the lid shows two chamfered cross batons of oak (possibly original but with later screw fixings). The Iron strap hinges are black japanned and probably an addition but are covered with beige paper, so difficult to access.
The back is of frame and panel construction with 3 muntins separating 4 panels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | oak, holly, bog oak, inlay, carving |
| Brief description | Oak frame and panel construction coffer, English, c. 1650 |
| Physical description | Oak frame and panel construction chest, English, c. 1650 Chest of frame and panel construction, in oak, with carved decoration on the front rails and inlay decoration on the panels. The front shows four panels of inlaid work. The four main uprights continue below the chest to create tall feet. The sides show single plain panels of oak (grain horizontal) between undecorated stiles and rails. On the front of the chest the stiles and muntins (the short vertical framed sections between the panels) are moulded with a plane. The lower rail is carved with gadrooning and the upper rail is carved with two panels flanking a plain section, which was left for a lock plate (not used originally). The present small key escutcheon is heart shaped, in brass. Each of the carved panels shows 2 lozenge motifs between 3 daisy-like flower heads. The spandrels of the lozenges are filled with comma-like shapes. The four inlaid panels each show a tulip with other flower heads and foliage in ebony and mahogany. The four panels show as two pairs with the ebony and mahogany reversed in each pair. The top is of 3 tongue-and-grooved boards of oak with a mitred frame on three sides, with a moulded profile. The underside of the lid shows two chamfered cross batons of oak (possibly original but with later screw fixings). The Iron strap hinges are black japanned and probably an addition but are covered with beige paper, so difficult to access. The back is of frame and panel construction with 3 muntins separating 4 panels. |
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| Gallery label | CHEST.
Oak, carved and inlaid with floral designs in holly and bog oak. English; mid-17th century.(1968) |
| Object history | Bought for £20 from C H Marshall Esq., East Retford RF4447/1893 RP Circ 74/2330 This chest was lent to the Tower of London for exhibition in the Bloody Tower from 1974 to 2004. See Registered Papers 74/2330 on Nominal File:Tower of London, MA/1/T/1150. |
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| Accession number | 69-1893 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2007 |
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