A RARE ENGLISH EARLY MEDIEVAL DUG-OUT CHEST

A RARE ENGLISH EARLY MEDIEVAL DUG-OUT CHEST

13TH / 14TH CENTURY

made by hollowing out a solid tree trunk, of rectangular form with a small lidded cavity, the cover with wrung wrought-iron hinges and locking straps, with traces of historic polychrome decoration

30cm high, 99cm wide, 37cm deep

Catalogue Note

For a comparable example see the dug-out chest in the belfry at St. Mary’s Church, Foy, Herefordshire.