29 / 76
3 6 /1 9 7 6 V itr in e
E n g la n d ca. 1 7 5 0 -6 0
M a h o g n i o g p a lis a n d e r. H :1 4 2 , B :9 5 ,5 , D :5 7
I e t m u s e u m m e d b e g r æ n s e t p la d s e r d e t e n s to r
fo rd e l, h v is e n g e n s ta n d k a n o p f y ld e to f o rm å l
s o m d e n n e v itr in e , h v o r i d e r til d a g lig u d stille s
e n g e ls k c h in o is e rip o rc e læ n . D e t u s æ d v a n lig e o g
p r a g tf u ld t u d s k å r n e m ø b e l p å k a ld e r d o g o g s å o p
m æ r k s o m h e d i sig selv .
S e lv o m v itr in e n s to d e le p a s s e r n ø je s a m m e n ,
e r d e t s a n d s y n lig t, a t d e ik k e o p rin d e lig t h a r u d
g jo r t e n h e lh e d . N o g e t k u n n e ty d e p å , a t e je re n
f ø r s t h a r fa e t fr e m s tille t » b o rd e t« m e d d e e le g a n te
p å fu g le b e n o g d e t fin e g e n n e m b r u d te s a r g s ty k k e .
H a n h a r s id e n h a ft b r u g f o r e n v itrin e o g h a r i d e n
a n le d n in g la d e t b o r d p la d e n fje rn e o g fa e t u d f ø r t
p a lis a n d e r - o v e rd e le n p å lø v e f ø d d e r, m e d tu n g e t
k a n t, n ø g le s k ilte - lig e ld e s m e d p å fu g le - o g g la s
b u n d .
U n d e r m ø b le ts r e s ta u r e r in g fa n d t m a n m e lle m
v itrin e n s r a m m e o g g la s se t e t lille r a v h o v e d , h v il
k e t s a n d s y n lig g ø r , at e je re n h a r la d e t d e n u d fø r e
f o r a t u d s tille e t r a v s k r in a f d e n m e g e t rig e , m e n
o g s å m e g e t s k rø b e lig e ty p e , s o m m a n k e n d e r fra
S y d ty s k la n d i d e t 17. å rh u n d re d e .
36/1916 Vitrine
England ca. 1750-60
Mahogany and rosewood. H:142, W:95.5, D:57
In collections with limited space it is agreat advantage if
an item canfulfil two purposes, like this vitrine, which
in the Museum is used for displaying items of English
chinoiserie porcelain. However, it is an unusual and
magnificently carved piece offurniture that also attracts
attention in its own right.
Although the two sections of the vitrine fit precisely it
is probable that the actual display case is a later addi
tion. It would appear that the elegant peacock legs and
delicately carved openwork underframe originally sup
ported a table top, which at some time has been replaced
by the rosewood case, which has lion’s paw corners,
a scallopped edge, key escutheons (likewise with pea
cocks) and a glas bottom.
During restoration work a little amber head was
found between the fame of the vitrine and the glass
bottom, which could well indicate that the table was
converted in order to display an amber box of the very
ornate but also very fragile type made in South Ger
many during the 17th century.
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