Roundel Box
1575-1600 (made)
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Roundels (eleven). Beechwood, painted on one side in various colours, with devices enclosing mottoes in old English characters. In a circular box, on the lid of which is painted a Tudor rose.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | painted beechwood |
| Brief description | set of eleven painted roundels with mottoes in English, in a circular box painted with the Tudor Rose, England, c1600 |
| Physical description | Roundels (eleven). Beechwood, painted on one side in various colours, with devices enclosing mottoes in old English characters. In a circular box, on the lid of which is painted a Tudor rose. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | 6895 to K-1860 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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