Not on display

Corbel

1400-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Oak corbel carved with an angel holding a crown and supporting a moulded projection

Object details

Category
Woodwork
Object type
Corbel
Materials and techniques
Oak
Carving
Brief description
Corbel, English, 1400-1500, oak
Physical description
Oak corbel carved with an angel holding a crown and supporting a moulded projection
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.4cm
  • Width: 25.6cm
  • Depth: 10.4cm
Bibliographic references
  • Fred Roe, 'Ancient Carved Brackets', in The Connoisseur, December 1933, pp.355-61, fig. IV "...They are, however, executed with rather more care than the majority of outside brackets, and are most likely fragments of interior fittings. Apart from their decorative value, a quaint freak of fancy may be noted: the clever adaptation of the feathers covering the arms of the figures into the shape and cut of the fashionable hanging sleeve of the fifteenth century. The largeness of their hands is a fault common with the old designers."
  • Charles Tracy, English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork (London, 1988), cat. no. 41 Corbel, in the form of a half figure of an angel holding a crown, and supporting a moulded projection. From a Suffolk church Oak. 15th century 53.4X 25.61X10.4 cm Mus. no. W.24-1911 This figure is similar to the previous group of three in size and function (W.21-1911, W.22-1911, W23.1911). It does not seem to have come from the same church, however, as the moulded parapet is different in form and the author of the carving is clearly not the same.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.24-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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