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Chest

Chest

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, UK (made)

  • Date:

    1500-1550 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Oak, carved

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mr Robert L. Mond FSA

  • Museum number:

    W.69-1916

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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Chests were the earliest form of storage and could easily be carried from place to place. They were used for storing clothes, linen, documents or money and often had locks for security, as in this case. This example came from a farmhouse in Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is constructed of six boards, one for each of the sides, bottom and top. The lid is not original.

Physical description

Chest constructed of six boards, the front carved in low relief with three rows of ornament: arcading, with a scrolling band above and at the top cresting with rosettes. The ends are plain and divided into two feet at the bottom. The base of the chest is lifted well up of the ground on the side panels. The lid is not original.

Place of Origin

Great Britain, UK (made)

Date

1500-1550 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Oak, carved

Dimensions

Height: 67.5 cm, Width: 126 cm, Depth: 48.2 cm

Descriptive line

Six-board chest with three horizontal bands of carved ornament

Labels and date

CHEST.
Carved oak.
From the neighbourhood of Stamford, Lincolnshire.
ENGLISH; early 16th century.
The lid is a replacement.
Given by Mr, Robert Mond, F.S.A.
W.69-1916 [Pre-2006]

Materials

Oak

Techniques

Carving

Categories

Furniture

Collection code

FWK

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