Pulpit
1500-1530 (made)
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FRENCH (Brittany): early 16th century
Portion of an oak pulpit, in the shape of a half-octagon, consisting of a frame-work enclosing eight panels in two rows of four; the panels are carved with the following subjects, beginning at the left hand: in the upper row (1) and (4) a shield of arms surmounted by a leafy branch and the head of a pastoral staff, (2) a tree with berries, (3) an angel supporting a shield of arms and the head of a pastoral staff; in the lower row (1) a male head in profile facing to the left, (2) an oak tree, (3) an oak tree and a grotesque animal with a human head, and (4) a tree with leaves and fruit, in the branches of which is a monkey. The upright portions of the framework are carved partly with imbricated ornament and partly as rough posts with the stumps of cut branches.
Portion of an oak pulpit, in the shape of a half-octagon, consisting of a frame-work enclosing eight panels in two rows of four; the panels are carved with the following subjects, beginning at the left hand: in the upper row (1) and (4) a shield of arms surmounted by a leafy branch and the head of a pastoral staff, (2) a tree with berries, (3) an angel supporting a shield of arms and the head of a pastoral staff; in the lower row (1) a male head in profile facing to the left, (2) an oak tree, (3) an oak tree and a grotesque animal with a human head, and (4) a tree with leaves and fruit, in the branches of which is a monkey. The upright portions of the framework are carved partly with imbricated ornament and partly as rough posts with the stumps of cut branches.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | oak, carving |
| Brief description | Oak pulpit portion; France (Brittany); early 16th century |
| Physical description | FRENCH (Brittany): early 16th century Portion of an oak pulpit, in the shape of a half-octagon, consisting of a frame-work enclosing eight panels in two rows of four; the panels are carved with the following subjects, beginning at the left hand: in the upper row (1) and (4) a shield of arms surmounted by a leafy branch and the head of a pastoral staff, (2) a tree with berries, (3) an angel supporting a shield of arms and the head of a pastoral staff; in the lower row (1) a male head in profile facing to the left, (2) an oak tree, (3) an oak tree and a grotesque animal with a human head, and (4) a tree with leaves and fruit, in the branches of which is a monkey. The upright portions of the framework are carved partly with imbricated ornament and partly as rough posts with the stumps of cut branches. |
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| Object history | Acquired from Emile Peyre of 146 Avenue Malakoff, Paris, at the price of £30 Condition 'wormeaten and worn'. Location (c. 1930) recorded as Room 4, Baluster Storeroom 1. Listed in Peyre's house as no. 118. The inventory is numbered 1-329, with description and price, arranged by room; it was drawn up in early March 1895 by Thomas Armstrong (Director for Art 1881-98) and Caspar Purdon Clarke (Assistant Director and from 1896 Director of the Art Museum, later Director of the Metropolitan Museum, New York). Located in the room marked C in an annotated sketch plan of the ground floor of Peyre's house, which apparently accompanied a letter dated 28/2/1895 from Armstrong to Major General Sir John Donnelly (secretary of the Science and Art Department). |
| Bibliographic reference | Denais, Joseph. L'abbaye de Chalochéau diocese d’Angers, 119 à 1790, 1875, p 17. |
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| Accession number | 701-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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