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This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Chest

1550-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Coffer or linen chest of carved oak, inlaid with geometrical marquetry, and with the initials T.S.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chest
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Key
  • Chest
Materials and techniques
Oak, panelled with inlay panels, carving
Oak
Carving
Marquetry
Brief description
Coffer or linen chest, oak with inlay; England, 1550-1650
Physical description
Coffer or linen chest of carved oak, inlaid with geometrical marquetry, and with the initials T.S.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61.5cm
  • Width: 151.2cm
  • Depth: 64.5cm
Taken from dept file: H 2' x L 5' x W 2' 1.5'' (inches) H 60.96 x L 152.4 x W 64.77 (centimeters)
Marks and inscriptions
Initials T.S.
Object history
From the Palace, Bishopthorpe, York

Bought for £10. 10s.

Put forward for de-accessioning following a Board of Survey assessment in June 1938 (Registered File 38/2502, on Policy File VA200-1, Board of Survey, Furniture and Woodwork 1935-39). It was decided that this was 'spurious' and should be sent to an auction but clearly this action was not carried out.
Bibliographic references
  • H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork (London 1930)., cat. 564.
  • John Hungerford Pollen. Ancient and Modern Furniture and Woodwork. 1874, p 60. 'It is divided into three panels. The mouldings are rudely cut. The panels are occupied with a rectangular inlay of holly or other light wood forming a fret. It is curious as an early specimen by native joiners of work that became general, and was designed and executed with the utmost skill during the reigns of the Tudor kings. Henry the Seventh introduced Italian wood-workers as well as other artists into England, as had been done for sculpture and mosaic work by earlier kings. It is easy to see that the woodwork of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, finished the succeeding reign, shows the work of Italian renaissance designers'.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
7270:2-1860

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Record createdOctober 29, 2004
Record URL
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