Set of Roundels in Box
1590-1610 (made)
Eight Circular Platters (Roundels) of sycamore; each platter is painted and gilt with a central fruit, floral, or other device, and a quotation within a circular medallion which is surrounded by concentric bands of scroll, leaf, and fruit ornament; amid these bands is another quotation. Enclosed within a turned case, the lid of which is similarly decorated with the royal arms of the time of Queen Elizabeth and the motto, 'DIEV ET MON DROIET'; the whole is surrounded by a border of floral and interlacing ornament between two narrower bands of fruit devices.
Late 16th century.
Late 16th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | sycamore |
| Physical description | Eight Circular Platters (Roundels) of sycamore; each platter is painted and gilt with a central fruit, floral, or other device, and a quotation within a circular medallion which is surrounded by concentric bands of scroll, leaf, and fruit ornament; amid these bands is another quotation. Enclosed within a turned case, the lid of which is similarly decorated with the royal arms of the time of Queen Elizabeth and the motto, 'DIEV ET MON DROIET'; the whole is surrounded by a border of floral and interlacing ornament between two narrower bands of fruit devices. Late 16th century. |
| Dimensions | From catalogue Average Circumference of the platters 5 3/8 in., Depth of case 6 ½ in. (Average Circumference of the platters 13.7 cm; Dept of case 16.5 cm) |
| Historical context | For contextual information, see Victoria Yeoman, ‘Speaking plates: text, performance, and banqueting trenchers in Early Modern Europe’, in Renaissance Studies Vol. 31 No. 5, pp. 755-779 |
| Bibliographic reference | Eight Circular Platters (Roundels) of sycamore; each platter is painted and gilt with a central fruit, floral, or other device, and a quotation within a circular medallion which is surrounded by concentric bands of scroll, leaf, and fruit ornament; amid these bands is another quotation. Enclosed within a turned case, the lid of which is similarly decorated with the royal arms of the time of Queen Elizabeth and the motto, 'DIEV ET MON DROIET'; the whole is surrounded by a border of floral and interlacing ornament between two narrower bands of fruit devices.
Late 16th century.
From catalogue Average Circumference of the platters 5 3/8 in., Depth of case 6 ½ in.
(Average Circumference of the platters 13.7 cm; Dept of case 16.5 cm) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 333 to G-1898 |
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| Record created | July 26, 2007 |
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