Bench end
This is a bench end from the end of a church pew. It is part of the collection of Harry Hems, an Exeter-based Victorian master woodworker and stone sculptor. He collected many pieces of medieval woodwork during his renovations of churches, but unfortunately did not record where he obtained them from.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 128/1937/E5
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Architectural fragments
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Hems, Harry, Mr
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- bench end
- Simple Name
- bench end
- Period Classification
- Medieval (1200-1500)
