Stall Back or Chair Back
1500-1550 (made)
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Back of a stall or chair of honour, of carved walnut. Period of Francois I. Carved with boys, horses' heads, satyrs and masks amid floral scrollwork symmetrically arranged about a central stem, which is futher enriched with vases. The stems of the scrollwork are exceedingly delicate.
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| Brief description | French carved walnut back of a stall, 1500-1550 |
| Physical description | Back of a stall or chair of honour, of carved walnut. Period of Francois I. Carved with boys, horses' heads, satyrs and masks amid floral scrollwork symmetrically arranged about a central stem, which is futher enriched with vases. The stems of the scrollwork are exceedingly delicate. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting |
| Object history | "worm-eaten, splt, small portions missing" Given as part of the Salting bequest |
| Historical context | Comparable object in Monique Blanc, Le Mobilier Français: Moyen Age Renaissance (Paris, 1999), p. 64. Panneau de lambris sculpté, noyer, France, première moitié du XVIe siècle (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris) |
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| Accession number | W.96-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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