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A carved quatrefoil ornament from the ceiling of the Painted Chamber, Westminster. This unique timber quatrefoil comes from the ceiling of one of the most beautiful and important rooms of the medieval palace. It was originally the King’s State Bedchamber and was later used as one of the first meeting places of parliament. This piece of the elaborate ceiling ornament probably dates from the 1260s and would originally have been painted. Acquired by Soane when the ceiling was taken down in 1819, the chamber itself was destroyed in the disastrous fire of 1834. This is one of the few remnants of the celebrated medieval Painted Chamber to survive.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

London

Title

Carved Quatrefoil Ornament from the Ceiling of the Painted Chamber, Westminster

Date

1260s

Medium

wood

Measurements

H 45 x W 45 x D (?) cm

Accession number

M363

Acquisition method

acquired by Sir John Soane, before 1837

Work type

Relief

Sir John Soane’s Museum

13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Greater London WC2A 3BP England

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