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Category
Furniture
Date
1589
Materials
Oak, walnut, sycamore, mastic
Measurements
71 x 150 x 58 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 1205798
Summary
A carved and inlaid oak chest, English, dated 1589. The plank lid centred with a walnut inlaid square containing initials and date RG 1589 outlined in black mastic, above a frieze of geometric inlay and three panels similarly inlaid and framed by guilloche arches, each with upper foliate corners and outer guilloche border, on stop fluted stile feet, the lower rail with egg and dart edges.
Marks and inscriptions
To centre of lid: RG 1589