Coffer
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1600 - 1625
Materials
Oak, iron, paint
Measurements
66 cm (H); 150.5 cm (W); 66 cm (D)
Place of origin
France
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Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 995881
Summary
A joined oak chest or strong box, probably French, early 17th century. With a hinged lid and twin locks to the front (one lock missing), with a painted shield to the centre, iron carrying handles to the sides and raised on squat bracket feet.
Provenance
Ownership attributed to William Henry Fox Talbot and purchased by the National Trust with the family collection of Lacock Abbey contents in situ from Mrs. Petronella Burnett-Brown in December 2009.