An Adaptation of Medieval Examples |
External dimensions: 26" wide x 16" deep x 31" tall |
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Oak and Chestnut Apparently original red polychrome Huntington Antiques Ltd. |
Metropolitan Museum, New York |
Early 14th Century |
Early 14th Century |
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Victoria and Albert Museum |
Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tours |
Hannover, Kestner Museum |
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Capacity: 79 quart Capacity remaining with dry ice block: 59 quart |
A note on Van Dyke's Restorers, My enthusiastic recommendation of VDR is, alas, conditional. Although they offer hardware which is very convincing in appearance and reasonable in cost, their quality can be rather indifferent. Amongst their more rustic offerings, bent straps and poorly aligned assemblies are the rule. I put up with it because I have the wherewithal to fix most of these problems, and have never found better looking hardware. Hey, most of their competitors use fake-rust paint on everything, while VDR still offers an honest oil-blackened finish. Thankfully, most of what I build is supposed to look less-than-machine-perfect. I do not yet know what their return policy is, nor how well they might handle a complaint. I order hardware when I need it, and so far have rather fixed the items I've received than delay a project. Mostly, I have had to re-pin hinges that were otherwise too badly aligned to use. For me, it is worth the trouble. |
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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