1884.61.56

Collection type

Object

Description

Rectangular wooden panel, decorated on one side with carved decoration within a rectangular space. [EH [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]

Long description

Rectangular wooden panel, decorated on one side with carved decoration within a rectangular space. Carved decoration consists of lozenge shaped leaf sections, and swirled foliate pieces. Central foliated diamond with concavely curved sides. The panel thins at both short ends, and each of the thinner sections has two circular perforations through. [EH [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]

Geographical reference

France

Europe > Western Europe > France

Bretagne

Cultural groups

French

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1884

Date collected

Prior to 1884

Acquisition information

Donated: 1884

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated

Dimensions

Length x Width x Depth: max 750 x 190 x 55 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.61.56 PR no.: 162/ 9014

Research and responses

No location given in accession book or delivery catalogue (others in same series from Europe) This object cannot be matched against any Ag nos in Blue black or red book. If this object is from Brittany it could have been obtained by Pitt Rivers during his visits to Brittany in October - November 1878 and March - April 1879. He stayed in France during the intervening winter. During the 1878 visit to Brittany he spent the majority of his time around Carnac. [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2] [Thompson, 1977: 61] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Carving