Chest
1480-1510 (made)
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Carved oak chest, the front divided into five panels, with two large arcs on each side and a smaller one in the centre underneath the lock, filled with tracery and surmounted by an ogival arch. The tracery of different design in each panel. The sides plain, with later buttress corner-pieces carved with lancets and ending in octagonal capitals above.
Object details
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| Brief description | Carved oak chest; France; early 16th century; the top and lock of 19th century date. |
| Physical description | Carved oak chest, the front divided into five panels, with two large arcs on each side and a smaller one in the centre underneath the lock, filled with tracery and surmounted by an ogival arch. The tracery of different design in each panel. The sides plain, with later buttress corner-pieces carved with lancets and ending in octagonal capitals above. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss C.S. Wilson. |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Miss C.S. Wilson. RP 59/2549 |
| Historical context | Comparable chests: Walnut chest front (Louvre, Paris MR R 65 coll. Pierre Réveil) Chest front, musée de Troyes, Fred Roe, Ancient Coffers and Cupboards. (London, 1902), ill. opp. p.75 |
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| Accession number | W.27-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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