Bench End
1400-1500 (made)
English, 1400-1500 St Nicholas, King's Lynn
Object details
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| Brief description | English, 1400-1500 St Nicholas, King's Lynn |
| Bibliographic reference | Charles Tracy, English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork (London, 1988), cat. no.171
'Stall or Bench-Ends, one of twenty-six, mostly fragmentary. From the chancel and nave of St Nicholas Chapel, King's Lynn. About 1419. Mus. Nos. W.2-1916 to W.11-1916; Mus. Nos. W.14, W.16 to W.18, W.20; W.56 to W.60-1921; Mus. Nos. Circ.26, Circ.36 to 39, Circ.41-1921.
For the history of these carvings, see the misericords from St Nicholas, King’s Lynn (Mus. Nos. W.6-1921, W.9-1921, W. 10-1921, W.11-1921, W. 12-1921, W54-1921). Some of the fragments are recorded in the catalogue of the Royal Architectural Museum, Westminster, published in 1877
Stall - or Bench-End, with moulded sides and top surmounted by a foliated poppy-head. This is the most common style of bench-end found at St. Nicholas. In this case the carving on the front edge has been cut off.
From St Nicholas, Kings Lynn
Oak. About 1419
Purchased
11 X 3.2 X 6.3 cm
Mus. No. W.17-1921' |
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| Accession number | W.17-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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