Coffer

Oak coffer with a hinged lid and block feet with a later addition of bar feet. Mortice and tennon and pinned construction. The font has three panels of applied arcaded decoration (with Tudor roses either side of the arches), the upper and lower rail with a fluted frieze. The sides and back are plain. The lid is formed of two planks with a punched geometric border reinforced with two battens on the inside. The metal hinges are replacements.

Object details

ID: AAA3294
Type: Coffer
Materials: Wood: oak
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa early 17th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 622 mm x 1054 mm x 444 mm