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Panel

1500 (made)

Panel of carved oak, with pierced decoration of scrolling leaves


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Oak, carved
Brief description
French, about 1500
Physical description
Panel of carved oak, with pierced decoration of scrolling leaves
Dimensions
  • Length: 35.5cm
  • Width: 7.7cm
  • Thickness: 1.4cm
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:

'Oak panel. English; late 15th cent.y
L. 14 in., H. 3 in.
Carved in openwork with scrolling leaf ornament.
[2374]
[location] S.K.'
Collection
Accession number
8209-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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