Coffer
1350-1400 (made)
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Maple wood, carved in panels with foliage of vine, oak, and maple; this central panel containing a falcon with outspread wings, and an inscribed label beneath. The hinges and clamps are of floriated wrought iron.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Maple, carving, iron |
| Brief description | Maple wood coffer; German; 1350-1400 |
| Physical description | Maple wood, carved in panels with foliage of vine, oak, and maple; this central panel containing a falcon with outspread wings, and an inscribed label beneath. The hinges and clamps are of floriated wrought iron. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £5 from Milani, Frankfort. |
| Bibliographic reference | POLLEN, John Hungerford: Ancient and modern furniture. With numerous woodcuts. [South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks, edited by William Maskell. No. 3 Furniture ancient and modern. One of 50 copies with additional illustrations]. (Chapman and Hall, for the Committee of Council on Education, London, 1875). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1169-1864 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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