Architectural moulding
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
Painted panel on wood
Measurements
337 x 18 cm
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 130952.2.12
Summary
Flat painted wooden panels forming a frieze in the Cartoon Gallery. Panels are possible replacements for canvas paintings on the south wall, date unknown. South wall, immediately to the right of the alcove.
Full description
Long, narrow painted panel on wood. From the top: a ram's head, Garter Star, shield with weaponry, moon-shaped shield, helmets and other military trophies.
Provenance
Painted frieze probably dates from 1608 - 1627 when Paul Isaakson was working at Knole. Later additions and repairs may have altered the original scheme, with some newer panels being added by Houderoy, working in the Cartoon Gallery in 1723. The flat painted panels are likely to be repairs or replacements for the canvas paintings. In 1723/24 records show a receipt for "ten panels of ornements, for 3 long panels too by the chimney and on by ye window".