Box
1692 (made), 1880-1900 (made)
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Walnut. The lid has an octagonal panel in the centre veneered with burr walnut and surrounded with a double banding: in the spandrel trefoil ornament inlaid in lines of sycamore. On the underside the lid is inlaid in sycamore with the inscription: MARIA CHARSLEY MDCCXXXX2.
The box is fitted on one side with five compartments, having shaped divisions, above three drawers, cross-banded and with wooden knobs. At the base a projecting moulding. Lid supported on wooden strut.
The box is fitted on one side with five compartments, having shaped divisions, above three drawers, cross-banded and with wooden knobs. At the base a projecting moulding. Lid supported on wooden strut.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | walnut, sycamore, inlay |
| Brief description | Lace box made of walnut; England; dated 1692 |
| Physical description | Walnut. The lid has an octagonal panel in the centre veneered with burr walnut and surrounded with a double banding: in the spandrel trefoil ornament inlaid in lines of sycamore. On the underside the lid is inlaid in sycamore with the inscription: MARIA CHARSLEY MDCCXXXX2. The box is fitted on one side with five compartments, having shaped divisions, above three drawers, cross-banded and with wooden knobs. At the base a projecting moulding. Lid supported on wooden strut. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MARIA CHARSLEY MDCCXXXX2 (Inspription found on the underside of the lid.) |
| Gallery label | VENEERED BOX
Pine with walnut veneer and the inscription ‘MARIA CHARSLEY MDCXXXX2’ (1692), but made in the late 19th century.
W.49-1929
The proportions, interior construction and the angular character of the lettering on the lid of the box and stylized tulips on the top, suggest that it was made in the late 19th century in imitation of an earlier style.
No ‘Maria Charsley’ has been traced through the International Genealogical Index although several Mary and Marie Charsleys are recorded in Buckinghamshire and the City of London in the mid-17th century. The box may have been made as a memorial to an ancestor.
(January 1998 - March 1998) |
| Object history | Lacebox, purchased from E H Benjamin 19/7/29 for £20 Notes from R.P. 29/6676 No information on provenance or condition provided in R.Ps |
| Historical context | See Adam Bowett, 'Lace 17th century 'Lace' Boxes' in Antique Collecting vol.40 no. 8 (February 2006), pp.10-13 |
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| Accession number | W.49:5-1929 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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