Coffer Front
ca. 1450 (made)
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Coffer front of walnut. The upper portion is carved with a diaper of flamboyant Gothic tracery, above a traceried arcade. In the centre is a shield bearing the arms of a bastard line of the ducal House of Bar, and above a shield-shaped key plate of wrought-iron.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Walnut, wrought-iron, carving |
| Brief description | Walnut coffer carved with gothic tracery and a shield with House of Bar arms; France, c.1450 |
| Physical description | Coffer front of walnut. The upper portion is carved with a diaper of flamboyant Gothic tracery, above a traceried arcade. In the centre is a shield bearing the arms of a bastard line of the ducal House of Bar, and above a shield-shaped key plate of wrought-iron. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. Murray Adams Acton |
| Object history | Given by G. Murray Adams Acton FSA (Messrs Acton Surgey, 1 Amberley Road, Paddington). File note by H. Clifford Smith 25/5/1928 records that it was "bought recently in Paris...for quite a considerable sum". |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.44-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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