Panel
1500 (made)
Carved oak
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Oak, probably French or English, about 1500 |
| Physical description | Carved oak |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | One of 96 pieces of Gothic architectural decoration, chiefly of oak, consisting of panels, friezes, pilasters, etc., museum numbers 8129-1863 to 8244-1863, average dimensions 20" x 12". English, Flemish, etc., 15th and 16th centuries. Transferred to South Kensington Museum from Office of Works (RF 52/1567) These pieces were collected by Pugin and used as models by the Thames Bank Workshops for the construction of the new Palace of Westminster. Recorded in an undated (possibly c.1863, with later annotations) departmental list as: 'Panel of oak, carved in openwork with two interlacingstems, one of oak and the other of hop. English; late 15th cent.y (Restored) H. 7 in., L. 3 ft. 0 1/4 in. [2353] [location] S.K.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8157-1863 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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