Post
1500-1525 (made)
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When this post and its pair were purchased, they were described as bedposts, although there is no evidence that they came from a bed. Carved posts were used to separate panels on panelling or screens and to support canopies. They might even appear on the outside of wooden buildings. Antique dealers in the 19th century favoured the idea that such posts came from beds as that allowed saleable items to be made up from them. It seems likely that these posts were used as part of a bed at some more recent time, because both seem to have been drilled at the base to take beds-screws.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved oak |
| Brief description | One of a pair of posts, the shaft of each carved on the upper half with lozenge ornament enclosing rosettes, and on the lower with hexagonal diaper pattern. In the centre, on each face, the post is carved with a shield bearing a Tudor rose. W.40-1914 is shown on the left of the black and white photograph. |
| Physical description | One of a pair of posts, the shaft of each carved on the upper half with lozenge ornament enclosing rosettes, and on the lower with hexagonal diaper pattern. In the centre, on each face, the post is carved with a shield bearing a Tudor rose. English, 1500-1525. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Owen Grant Ltd, 3 Clifford Street, Bond Street, London W (see Registered File 14/1957 |
| Summary | When this post and its pair were purchased, they were described as bedposts, although there is no evidence that they came from a bed. Carved posts were used to separate panels on panelling or screens and to support canopies. They might even appear on the outside of wooden buildings. Antique dealers in the 19th century favoured the idea that such posts came from beds as that allowed saleable items to be made up from them. It seems likely that these posts were used as part of a bed at some more recent time, because both seem to have been drilled at the base to take beds-screws. |
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| Accession number | W.40&A -1914 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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