Hand Brace
1642 (made)
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Hand-brace of turned and carved boxwood in the stereotyped shape of an arm and hand (hand forming the chuck) with grotesque animals' heads. The crank consists of mouldings between two grotesque animals' heads, from the mouth of one of which protrudes a shaped portion, bearing the date 1642 and receiving the swivelled hand; from the other issues a hand, clasping a cup, which forms a socket for the bit.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Turned and carved boxwood |
| Brief description | Hand-brace, turned and carved boxwood in the stereotyped shape of an arm and hand (hand forming the chuck) with grotesque animals' heads, possibly England, dated 1642 |
| Physical description | Hand-brace of turned and carved boxwood in the stereotyped shape of an arm and hand (hand forming the chuck) with grotesque animals' heads. The crank consists of mouldings between two grotesque animals' heads, from the mouth of one of which protrudes a shaped portion, bearing the date 1642 and receiving the swivelled hand; from the other issues a hand, clasping a cup, which forms a socket for the bit. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1642 |
| Object history | Purchased for £1 from Mrs. Annie Spencer, 65 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, S. W. See papers 70/2741 and 89404/1901 |
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| Accession number | 1121-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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