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The Chirk Cabinet, c.1640-50 (oil on copper, tortoiseshell inlays, silver mounts)

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USB1161627
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The Chirk Cabinet, c.1640-50 (oil on copper, tortoiseshell inlays, silver mounts)
Artist
Flemish School, (17th century) / Flemish
Location
Chirk Castle, Wrexham, UK
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The Chirk Cabinet (or "The Kings Cabinet") is made of Ebony with tortoiseshell inlays, internal silver mounts with oil paintings on copper. The cabinet has 3 levels, the first consists of 10 small rectangular painted copper panels from the studio of Frans Francken II(Antwerp 1581 - 1642), when under the direction of his son his son Frans Francken III (Antwerp 1607 - 1667). They show Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Seven Works/Acts of Mercy (Matthew 25: 31 - 46): To feed the hungry, To give drink to the thirsty, To clothe the naked, To visit prisoners, To shelter the stranger, To visit the sick (6), and finally To bury thedead (Book of Tobit) - surrounded by silver mounts. The 2nd level consists of 10 drawers faced with silver mounts with putti, dolphins, monkeys, lions and birds and two outer opening doors also with silver mounts. These doors reveal the 3rd level which has a floor of fielded panels of red tortoiseshell, 8 drawers with silver mounts and a central mirrored recess. There are 3 hidden drawers or compartments within the main body of the cabinet. The inside of the fall front and main outer doors have octagonal painted copper oil paintings with silver mounted frames. There is also a pull out slide tray inlaid with tortoiseshell and a top opening mirrored lid that reveals a velvet lined shallow tray.

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