Panel
1500-1600 (made)
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An oblong plain embossed leather with a satyr between scrolling foliage. The background shows a graining pattern and has some woodworm holes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed and gilded leather |
| Brief description | Panel, oblong plain embossed leather with a satyr between scrolling foliage, France / England / Netherlands, 1500-1600 |
| Physical description | An oblong plain embossed leather with a satyr between scrolling foliage. The background shows a graining pattern and has some woodworm holes. |
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| Object history | Compare a leather pilaster in the collection of the British Museum, which is of a similar type of leatherwork, meaned for wall decoration. This has been described as 'North European, ca. 1530-1550' (Burges Bequest, MCA, 1881,8-2,18). |
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| Accession number | 2536-1856 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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