Coffer
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850 - 1920
Materials
Oak, iron
Measurements
71 x 162.5 x 68 cm
Place of origin
Netherlands
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Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 760819
Summary
An oak coffer, probably made in England in the late 19th century from Netherlandish/Flemish panels of circa 1500-1530. The top of five sunken panels, and fitted with later iron strap hinges and a later ring. The front of four enriched parchemin panels in edge-moulded muntins (uprights) and a late Gothic iron lockplate. The ends each of two linenfold panels between the same moulded muntins. The interior lined with metal. -- The combination of the enriched parchemin panels to the front - which pre-date 1540 - in moulded upright rails - introduced later in the 16th century - suggests that this coffer was probably assembled in its current form in the late 19th or early 20th century, when early furniture made of oak was very fashionable. A similar chest is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum (W.11-1938).
Provenance
Listed in the inventory taken at Bateman's in 1939 in the Large Hall. Bequeathed by Caroline Starr Balestier, Mrs Rudyard Kipling (1862-1939) with Bateman’s and its contents.