Gallery Front
1500-1525 (made)
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Front of a gallery of pinewood, arranged in three compartments in each of which is a circular medallion with a wreath enclosing one of the following subjects:
1) a scrolled shield bearing three fleur-de-lys, the royal arms of France
2) an eagle, with wings displayed and a monster below
3) St Martin of Tours on horseback dividing his coat with a beggar.
There are three applied balusters, carved respectively with imbricated ornament, leaves and spiral bands.
1) a scrolled shield bearing three fleur-de-lys, the royal arms of France
2) an eagle, with wings displayed and a monster below
3) St Martin of Tours on horseback dividing his coat with a beggar.
There are three applied balusters, carved respectively with imbricated ornament, leaves and spiral bands.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Front of gallery, pinewood. French, early 16th century |
| Physical description | Front of a gallery of pinewood, arranged in three compartments in each of which is a circular medallion with a wreath enclosing one of the following subjects: 1) a scrolled shield bearing three fleur-de-lys, the royal arms of France 2) an eagle, with wings displayed and a monster below 3) St Martin of Tours on horseback dividing his coat with a beggar. There are three applied balusters, carved respectively with imbricated ornament, leaves and spiral bands. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £75: 'wormeaten, worn and portions missing'. This panel was formerly in the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French medieval and renaissance artefacts. In 1895 the South Kensington Museum (renamed the V&A in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork from him, (as well as sculpture and metalwork), at a cost of £11,878. 16s. 9d. |
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| Accession number | 759:1-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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