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Carving

1400-1599 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wooden panel carved with a large leaf surrounded by entwined branches bearing pine cones, next to two birds

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Carving, English or Flemish, 1400-1599, Pugin collection
Physical description
Wooden panel carved with a large leaf surrounded by entwined branches bearing pine cones, next to two birds
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.
In an undated (possibly c.1863, with later annotations) departmental list the entry for this panel is blank.

Collection
Accession number
8179-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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