Door
1475-1499 (made)
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Oak door, fitted with four panels, carved with Gothic tracery. They are separated by a buttress and plain horizontal mouldings, and are enclosed with a moulded flattened arch resting on buttress-shaped bases.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved oak |
| Brief description | Oak door, fitted with four panels, carved with Gothic tracery. French, late 15th century. |
| Physical description | Oak door, fitted with four panels, carved with Gothic tracery. They are separated by a buttress and plain horizontal mouldings, and are enclosed with a moulded flattened arch resting on buttress-shaped bases. |
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| Object history | This door is represented in the Portfolio of the Arts Decoratifs, Vol. III, pl. 250. Ex Peyre collection, bought for £60 |
| Bibliographic reference | ROWE, Eleanor (ed.), French Wood Carvings from the National Museums
First Series - Late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries (London, 1896), pl. IX
“Plate IX. Is a gothic tracery door, and, for a simple door, is very satisfactory. Note how the top panels are designed to make one large panel, whilst those at the bottom are two distinct panels. The way the little rows of arches, four in each line, are stopped by mouldings at the bottom is very ingenious, as they break up the monotony of a plain surface. The centre buttress projects two inches from the muntin, and is on a level at its highest part with the outside moulding, a section of which is attached to the Plate.” |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 750-1895 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2008 |
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