Aumbry

Aumbry
An Adaptation of Medieval Examples

An earlier aumbry adaptation was insulated for use as a cooler during camping events. This new cabinet was purposefully built very similar in size and appearance, so one would have to say it was inspired by the same period examples. It will be used much as any cabinet, and will also serve as a stand for Mickel's writing box.

Max

Inspiration:


Northern Spain, 15th Century Oak and Chestnut Apparently original red polychrome Huntington Antiques Ltd.	English, 15th Century Metropolitan Museum, New York	Lower Saxony Early 14th Century	Lower Saxony Early 14th Century


	English, Late Medieval Victoria and Albert Museum	France, 13th Century Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tours	Lower Saxony, 14th Century Hannover, Kestner Museum

Surprise:

Unlike the earlier aumbry adaptation, this one folds for transport! As much as I prefer to make "real" furniture, I was stuck between the limited carriage of our truck and trailer, and a lack of period examples of collapsible or "campaign" furniture. The new aumbry looks and works as a proper cabinet when assembled.

Bibliography:

Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance, by Frida Schottmuller, New York Brentano's, 1921

Medieval Furniture, A class offered at Pennsic XXX by Master Sir Stanford of Sheffield, August 2001

Furniture 700-1700. Eric Mercer. Meredith Press, 1969

Webliography:

Medieval and Renaissance Woodworking, by Gary R. Halstead, 1999 - 2004

Institut für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit, Picture Archives of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (REALonline)

Huntington Antiques Ltd. Purveyors of early Period furniture, works of art & tapestries

Marburg Picture Archives (Bildindex), Philipps University of Marburg

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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