Ancient and Modern Furniture and Woodwork in the South Kensington Museum by John Hungerford Pollen

Author:John Hungerford Pollen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Published: 1874-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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pale. i. In chief three trees, in bafe a falcon, hooded and jeiTed, on a ftake. ii. A fefle, embattled and counter-embattled. Thefe latter arms were thofe of the Weftphalian family of LueftorfF.

CABINET or Cheft. Cheftnut wood, in the form of a cheft, inlaid with geometric patterns in light wood, the infide fittings carved and gilt. German. About 1530, H. I ft. 9^ in., L. 3 ft. 10 in., W. i ft. 7 in. Bought, 45/.

The front flap falls down, and the top opens, with long ftrap hinges. It has litde drawers of all fizes and fhapes. The lower row has one wide and two iquare drawers, deep. The upper rows are fhallow, and the higheft fet back on three iides, leaving a fhelf or fpace in front. The fronts of the drawers are decorated with moulded arabefques cut out and applique on the ground, which is rough gilt. The wide drawers are decorated with fix circular medallions of the Caefars, in the fame kind of work. This is a German example of the chefl, not yet grown to a cabinet by the addition of legs, but there may have been a detached fland for it, now lofl.

CABINET or Cupboard Front. Oak, overlaid with ornamented iron hinges, latches, and other decorative mountings. German. (Brought from Nuremberg.) About 1550. H. 3 ft. 9 in., W. 4 ft. I in. Bought, 10/.

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It is to be regretted that this is a front only. As fuch, however, it ihould be carefully noticed, as we gather from it the flrudlure of the original receptacle of which it has formed a part. It will be feen that each of the four doors, into which the front is divided, has triple-jointed hinges and double faflenings. The hinges have long flraps, decorated with floral ends and ofF-fets. The door is hinged firfl, and opens half or whole, leaving a fquare framework fattened by a W-fhaped fpring clip in the centre. This gives accefs to a ihallow and fmaller cupboard. But the whole of this receptacle, with its frame, moves out on opening the central clip, and gives accefs to the deeper, more fecret repofitory behind. The four doors, with their light, triple-jointed hinges, four

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faftenings, pair of clip central faftenings, angle-iron mounts to match the hinges, and a crofs-ihaped central mount, form a rich difpoiition of ironwork which gives its ornament to the cupboard, the wood having no joinery worth notice.

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CABINET. Carved oak, with cupboard and drawer in the upper part, and open below; the panels decorated with openwork foliage, the locks and hinges of fteeJ. Copied from the original, of Cologne work, of the 15th or 16th century. Modern German. H. 5 ft. 2 in., L. 3 ft. 5 in., W. 21 in. Bought, \iU

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CABINET. Carved oak, with cupboards and drawer; the panels carved with a reprefentation of the Annunciation, kneeling figures fupporting fhields, &c., or with openwork foliage; the locks and hinges of fteel. Copied from the original, of Cologne work, of the 15th or i6th century.

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