Corbel

This corbel was used to support a first floor oriel window on a building in High Street, Exeter. At this time Exeter was a very wealthy town with lavish town houses built by merchants. Traces of red paint survive under later plaster and grey paint.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
355/2008/2
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
wood
Common Name
corbel
Simple Name
corbel
Period Classification
Tudor (1500-1603); Stuart (1603-1714)
Production Year Low
1600
Production Year High
1650

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corbel, decorative wooden bracket