Carving
1400-1599 (made)
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Base of an oak column carved with an openwork arched screen
Object details
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| Brief description | Carving, English or Flemish, 1400-1599, Pugin collection |
| Physical description | Base of an oak column carved with an openwork arched screen |
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| Credit line | Given by the Board of Trade |
| Object history | One of 96 pieces of Gothic architectural decoration, chiefly of oak, consisting of panels, friezes, pilasters, etc., museum numbers 8129-1863 to 8244-1863, average dimensions 20" x 12". English, Flemish, etc., 15th and 16th centuries. Transferred to South Kensington Museum from Office of Works (RF 52/1567) These pieces were collected by Pugin and used as models by the Thames Bank Workshops for the construction of the new Palace of Westminster. Recorded in an undated (possibly c.1863, with later annotations) departmental list as: 'Base of a column of oak with part of shaft. English (?); about 1500 H. 17 3/4 in., W. 5 3/4 in., D 3 1/4 in. It is decorated with mouldings; in front is an openwork screen composed of round arches. [2406] [location] S.K. Cracked.' |
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| Accession number | 8185-1863 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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