Door
1550-1599 (made)
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Walnut door composed of four panels carved with flat interlacing bands, forming rectangular, oval and circular compartments, enriched with guilloche ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved walnut |
| Brief description | Walnut door composed of four panels carved with flat interlacing bands, with guilloche ornament. French, ca. 1550-1599. |
| Physical description | Walnut door composed of four panels carved with flat interlacing bands, forming rectangular, oval and circular compartments, enriched with guilloche ornament. |
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| Object history | Bought in 1897 from Messrs. Desparin and Montel. Lyons for £3. 19s. 8d. |
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| Bibliographic reference | W.G. Paulson Townsend, Measured drawings of French furniture in the South Kensington Museum (London 1899), plates 60-61 |
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| Accession number | 309-1897 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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