'Nonesuch' chest, Anglo-German, c1590-1600

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Digital Media Bank ID: 66137
Original Filename: PM500031 (2).jpg
Description: 'Nonesuch' chest inlaid on the front with a domed and turreted building which was wrongly supposed to represent Henry VIII's palace of Nonesuch in Surrey. Chests likes these were made by immigrant German chest-makers or inlayers working in Southwark and Norwich, late (16th. A chess board and inlaid box for chess pieces are inside. The chest is shown open.
Categories: Collections/ Decorative Art  
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Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: All Rights Reserved
Caption: 'Nonesuch' chest, Anglo-German, c1590-1600
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Other Keywords: Macquoid; furniture; Preston Manor; collection, chess, buildings, decoration, inlay
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Size: 2.16 MB; 3288 x 2719 pixels; 278 x 230 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Landscape
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Linked Accession no.: PM500031
Date Created: Mon Apr 03 13:10:00 BST 2017