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Frieze

1600-1700 (made)

English, 1600-1700


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
English, 1600-1700
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 in openwork. English; late 15th cent.y
H. 5 5/8 in., L. 3 ft. 9 3/4 in.
A series of stems enriched with leaves are arranged in intersecting semi-circles with the points upwards; the points where the semi-circles unite are crowned alternately with leaves and floral ornaments. Above is a spirally grooved band.
[2413]
[location] Cardiff
Slightly split and small portions missing. It has been repaired.'
Collection
Accession number
8152-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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