Box
1670-1700 (made)
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Pine and oak workbox, covered with marquetry of pearwood, lignum vitae, satinwood, walnut, olivewood and rosewood. On the top of the lid is an oval panel enclosing a symmetrical arrangement of leafy scrollwork; the spaces inside are similarly treated. The front and sides are decorated in the middle with ovals containing leafy scrollwork. One end of the interior has been divided, probably at a later date, into a variety of compartments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pine and oak body, with a variety of woods for the marquetry |
| Brief description | Pine and oak workbox, covered with marquetry of pearwood, lignum vitae, walnut, olivewood and rosewood. English, 1670-1700. |
| Physical description | Pine and oak workbox, covered with marquetry of pearwood, lignum vitae, satinwood, walnut, olivewood and rosewood. On the top of the lid is an oval panel enclosing a symmetrical arrangement of leafy scrollwork; the spaces inside are similarly treated. The front and sides are decorated in the middle with ovals containing leafy scrollwork. One end of the interior has been divided, probably at a later date, into a variety of compartments. |
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| Object history | Purchased from T. Charbonnier, The Art Gallery, Lynmouth, Devon for £3.16s.10d. See Nominal File MA/1/C1031/1 |
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| Accession number | 429-1907 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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