Coffer Panel

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

COFFER FRONT, carved oak.

French (Lyon); second half of the 16th century.

It is decorated with a raised rectangular compartment filled in with symmetrically arranged floral ornament and rosettes amid scrolled and interlacing bands; above and below are the remains of the original moulded framework, enriched with leaf ornament.

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Categories	Furniture Renaissance (French)
Object type	Coffer panel
Materials and techniques	Oak, carving Oak Carving
Brief description	Carved oak coffer front; French, Lyon; 1550-1600; 85488/1900
Physical description	COFFER FRONT, carved oak. French (Lyon); second half of the 16th century. It is decorated with a raised rectangular compartment filled in with symmetrically arranged floral ornament and rosettes amid scrolled and interlacing bands; above and below are the remains of the original moulded framework, enriched with leaf ornament.
Dimensions	Height: 37.13cm Width: 78.74cm Taken from department file: H 14.62in x W 2ft 7in (feet and inches) H 37.13cm x W 78.74cm (centimetres)
Object history	Purchased from Messrs. J. & M. Fregaskis, 232 High Holborn, London WC, for £1.5s. RP 85488/1900 OPH 56/1502
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	315-1900

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O321643/coffer-panel-unknown/

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