A 15thC & Later Primitive French Oak Capital sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope When she died of smallpox

When she died of smallpox in 1694

Papier-mâché itself became an industry in England in 1772 when Henry Clay of Birmingham took out a patent for its making and as a result produced the inexpensive plastic of its time

with a natural and honest patina and deep colour which could be further brought out with some coloured wax

with the condition of the painting being un-cleaned with some later small restorations

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A 15thC & Later Primitive French Oak Capital sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope When she died of smallpoxOrigin: FrenchPeriod: RenaissanceProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1400 50 & laterHeight: 19Width: 20Depth: 14The ancient French capital in oak, hailing from around the time of the battle of Agincourt, the chamfered legs added in the 19th century, the large primitive slab top with gadrooned carved frieze, now acting as a stool or chopping block. In lovely crusty condition, the whole has evidence of old worm but it is not currently present. The legs have