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Tracery Panel

1480-1520 (made)
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Place of origin

Portion of a screen. Carved oak, consisting of the upper portion of an arch, filled with Gothic tracery in the Perpendicular style. The whole has been painted in colours (now much destroyed), and there are traces of gilding. From a church in Somersetshire.

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Brief description
Tracery panel from a screen; English, Somerset, 1480-1520, polychrome and gilt
Physical description
Portion of a screen. Carved oak, consisting of the upper portion of an arch, filled with Gothic tracery in the Perpendicular style. The whole has been painted in colours (now much destroyed), and there are traces of gilding. From a church in Somersetshire.
Dimensions
  • Length: 98cm (approximate)
  • Height: 31cm (approximate)
  • Depth: 4cm (approximate)
Object history
Bought for £3 from B.H. Woodruff, Esq., 8, Palace Gardens Mansions, Kensington Mall

Nos. 504 to 511-1893
'9(?) pieces of carved wood Panelling (chipped & portions missing)' 'from an old house at Taunton', 1 portion of carved wood screen 'from an unknown church in Somersetshire', 4 Finials carved wood.
Bibliographic references
  • Charles Tracy, English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork (London, 1988), cat.no.123 'Tracery, from the opening of a screen, consisting of the head of an arch filled in with tracery. The whole has been painted in colours, now much destroyed, and there are traces of gilding (PL. 43). From a Somerset church Oak. Late 15th century 30.5 X 98 cm Mus. No. 511-1893'
  • H. Clifford-Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork (London, V & A, 1929): '124. Tracery, from the opening of a screen, consisting of the head of an arch filled in with tracery. The whole has been painted in colours, now much destroyed, and there are traces of gilding. From a Somerset church. Late 15th century. Plate 15. H. 12 in., W. 3 ft. 2.5 in. museum no. 511-1893'
Collection
Accession number
511-1893

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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