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They were often recorded in bedchambers where a store of food would have been convenient overnight. Pierced holes in the cupboard provided ventilation to help preserve the food, while hindering pests from reaching it.","physicalDescription":"Standing livery cupboard of panelled construction with carved and drilled panels. Closed by two doors at front, each of which consists of two panels decorated with patterns formed by a number of small drilled holes; the patterns in the upper and smaller panels are of scrollwork, and in the lower of floral scrollwork, with the date 1663 and IB repeated twice. Each end has two panels similarly decorated with scrolls and conventional leaves. The top, apparently original consists of two planks nailed down. The back panelled with three plain, roughly chamfered panels. Inside are two shelves with cut-outs to fit structure at the back. The shelves with moulded front edge, and a lot of warp. These are supported on a simple nailed batten which is half lapped to the stiles (note setting out marks). The floor boards missing.\r\n\r\nThe doors hung on three H form and a single butterfly hinge, replacing original ring hinges.\r\n\r\nJoined and panelled without any effort at mitres. The front doors with a nice stopped chamfer inside and out, but no scratch mouldings on the inside. Originally with a lock nailed to the proper right door, and probably a corresponding metal loop nailed to the proper left door, but no evidence of bolts to secure the proper left door. A mouse-hole at the rear (low down) and two patches inside the right end.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"oak","id":"AAT12264"}],"techniques":[{"text":"joining","id":"AAT137062"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Oak, joined","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"},{"text":"Eating","id":"THES48963"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2015HR3350","2017JT6275"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES343420"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Food cupboard","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1663","earliest":"1663-01-01","latest":"1663-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"91.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"141","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"56.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"taken from object 2019.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"1663 IB","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Dated"}],"objectHistory":"Bought from T. Charbonnier, The Art Gallery, Lynmouth, Devon for £14.  See Nominal FileMA/1/C1032/1\r\n\nFormerly on loan to The Commandery, Worcester, 1977-2006.\n","historicalContext":"As there is no evidence that this cupboard was ever hung it seems reasonable to imagine it either having stood on lowish feet (now cut down), or that it was intended to stand on a table, with its ends visible.\r\n\r\nSee Dictionary of English Furniture (Country Life 1924-7, 2nd rev. ed. 1954), 3 vols., Cupboards, Food.\r\n\r\nSee Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture. The British Tradtion (Woodbridge, 1979), p.319ff, 335-6, where he illustrates two similar to the V&A example in figs.3:308-9, one of which (dated 1671) was originally suspended.","briefDescription":"Livery cupboard of carved and pierced oak, made in England, 1663 IB","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Standing Livery or Food Cupboard; the two front doors and the sides pierced with ventilation holes forming ornamental patterns, in the upper and smaller panels of scrollwork, and in the lower of floral scrollwork with the date 1663 repeated twice.  Each side has two panels similarly decorated with scrolls and conventional leaves.\r\n\r\nSomerset or Devon.  Dated 1663.\r\nFrom catalogue H. 3 ft., W. 4 ft 7 in., D. 22 in.\r\n(H. 91.4 cm, W. 139.7 cm, D. 55.9 cm)\r\n\r\nFrom: H. 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