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Pulpit

1628 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Front of a Pulpit, composed of two framed panels, the upper inscribed in relief: 'GIVEN IN LOVE OF THE GOSPEL, 1628'; the lower carved with a rosette within an arch of scrollwork; above on either side are projecting scrolls carved with volutes.

From Essex. Dated 1628.

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Brief description
Pulpit, English, 1628, from a church in Essex
Physical description
Front of a Pulpit, composed of two framed panels, the upper inscribed in relief: 'GIVEN IN LOVE OF THE GOSPEL, 1628'; the lower carved with a rosette within an arch of scrollwork; above on either side are projecting scrolls carved with volutes.

From Essex. Dated 1628.
Dimensions
  • Height: 91.4cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Width: 58.4cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
From catalogue H. 3 ft., W. 1 ft. 11 in. (H. 91.4 cm, W. 58.4 cm)
Object history
Bought for £5- 5- 0 from Mr L.J. Wickes, 16 Gloucester Road, London SW7 RF 24/5255
Bibliographic reference
From: H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork (London 1930), 642, Plate 45.
Collection
Accession number
W.94-1924

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Record createdJuly 26, 2007
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