Chest
1500-1650 (made)
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Ark of clamped-front or hutch construction, with the front and back held in two stiles of quartered oak, secured by 3 pegs. The front formed by a single large riven board with two holes (for a latch rather than a lock), and the back formed by two planks that meet in a bird's mouth joint. The ends of 2 riven boards horizontally grained (the larger above the smaller) that meet in a bird's mouth joint, which are held in grooves cut on the inner surfaces of the stiles and the bottom board with a through-tenon. A separate outside 'rail' is through-tenoned into the stiles. With heavy dirt/old water residue on the surface.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Oak, riven |
| Brief description | Oak chest, English, 1400-1500 |
| Physical description | Ark of clamped-front or hutch construction, with the front and back held in two stiles of quartered oak, secured by 3 pegs. The front formed by a single large riven board with two holes (for a latch rather than a lock), and the back formed by two planks that meet in a bird's mouth joint. The ends of 2 riven boards horizontally grained (the larger above the smaller) that meet in a bird's mouth joint, which are held in grooves cut on the inner surfaces of the stiles and the bottom board with a through-tenon. A separate outside 'rail' is through-tenoned into the stiles. With heavy dirt/old water residue on the surface. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Mary Neame |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Mary Neame, Seckford Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, per Messrs Durrant Cooper and Hambling, 70-1 Gracechurch St. London EC3. RF 859/1940 The chest has been on loan to Tamworth Castle for some years (2010). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.13-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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