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Linenfold paneled room
English
Tudor
about 1500 (with later additions)
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Oak, glass, stained glass
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Edward Foote Dwight in memory of her father and mother, George Parsons and Sarah Elizabeth Eddy Parsons
Accession Number23.604.1-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
The Museum acquired the ceiling, together with the paneled walls and other architectural elements, as part of a complete paneled room said to have been removed from a rectory near Tarporley, in Somerset. Subsequent research has shown that the room is instead an assemblage of mostly Tudor-period elements, brought together by the London antique firm of Gill & Reigate. The linenfold carving clearly reveals a number of different sources for the paneling, though is mostly of the Tudor period, 1485-1603.”
DescriptionA linenfold paneled room, assembled mostly from Tudor-period interiors ca. 1475-1525. The room comprises oak paneling, a limestone fireplace surround, and windows composed of 15th-century stained glass panes with modern glazing.
ProvenanceBy 1920, assembled by Gill and Reigate, London; 1923, sold by Gill and Reigate to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 6, 1923)