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Linenfold Panelling

1530-1560 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panelling of carved oak, consisting of:
W.42-1931 A run of panelling divided vertically into three and horizontally into five panels within a moulded framework. The top and bottom rows are carved with linenfold, the pattern at the top being enriched with a cable moulding. In the centre the panels are carved with profile heads and renaissance ornament. H:5' 11" x W:5' 9". Measured c2005 [illegible]

W.42A-1931 - A matching section, but with the two carved panels with renaissance designs. 5' 11" x 2' 5". Measured c2005 180 x 74cm

W.42B-1931 Another section in three tiers, the six panels composing it carved with linenfold the pattern of the top row enriched with a cable moulding. 5' 10 1/2" x 1' 10 5/8"
Measured c2005 179 x 77cm

W.42C-1931 - A section carved with a double head in profile and foliage ornament in the top panel, with four small raised panels below, and at the bottom a panel within an arched framework enriched with applied bosses and a keystone. The whole contained within moulded stiles.
Measured c2005 without the top panel: 148 x 57cm


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Architectural Panel
  • Architectural Panel
  • Architectural Panel
  • Architectural Panel
Materials and techniques
Oak
Brief description
Linenfold panelling, English, 1530-1560
Physical description
Panelling of carved oak, consisting of:
W.42-1931 A run of panelling divided vertically into three and horizontally into five panels within a moulded framework. The top and bottom rows are carved with linenfold, the pattern at the top being enriched with a cable moulding. In the centre the panels are carved with profile heads and renaissance ornament. H:5' 11" x W:5' 9". Measured c2005 [illegible]

W.42A-1931 - A matching section, but with the two carved panels with renaissance designs. 5' 11" x 2' 5". Measured c2005 180 x 74cm

W.42B-1931 Another section in three tiers, the six panels composing it carved with linenfold the pattern of the top row enriched with a cable moulding. 5' 10 1/2" x 1' 10 5/8"
Measured c2005 179 x 77cm

W.42C-1931 - A section carved with a double head in profile and foliage ornament in the top panel, with four small raised panels below, and at the bottom a panel within an arched framework enriched with applied bosses and a keystone. The whole contained within moulded stiles.
Measured c2005 without the top panel: 148 x 57cm
Dimensions
  • W.42 a 1931 height: 180cm
  • W.42 a 1931 width: 74cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by St George Littledale
Object history
Bequeathed by St George Littledale Esq., Wick Hill House, Bracknell. Described as ‘in four pieces’ – a photograph shows the panelling in Wick Hill House, 'Framework much worn in places. The section with a double head in profile, with four small panels below, and at the bottom a panel within an arched framework enriched with applied bosses and a keystone probably adapted at a later date.

RF 31/5629
A file note says that Mr Littledale ‘knew this panelling in its original position in a house near Congleton, Cheshire. It was then covered with several coats of paint. There is no doubt whatever as to its genuineness (although the cornice moulding has been added)..
Said to have been illustrated in Oliver Brackett, ‘Encyclopedia of English Furniture'
Collection
Accession number
W.42-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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