15th c. Door Frame from Tours, France

Object/Artifact

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

15th c. Door Frame from Tours, France

Entry/Object ID

HM-315.1

Description

15th c. door frame from Tours, France, with numerous carvings. Corbel on left, man with turban and implement on his back; on right, man with gentleman's dress. Above door, center, four figures climbing a tree, underneath, double dragon with shield. This door most likely belonged to a bakery or granary guild--the figure on the left holds a scythe with wheat, representing the baker, and the figure on the left wears a money bag, representing the merchant. The smaller figures above represent the children, thus this could have been a Baker and Sons type of shop. The double dragon with shield may be the local baker's guild or family crest. Early tour descriptions refer to facade as the "Crusader's House" since crest indicates being a crusader. Reproduction door with antique German lock

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

315.1

Made/Created

Place

Location

French

Notes

Date: ca. 15th c.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Door Frame

General Notes

Note Type

1977 Hammond Castle Souvenir Guidebk by N R Kline, J J Bolten (23)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (31)

Note Type

1996- remake of 1977 Kline guidebk p10-11 courtyard

Note Type

1986-11-20 to B Deluca, p3 (Mussey restoration for facades, HM 368, 102, 40)

Note Type

2006-02-03 artifact list w 1983 values, copy (1)

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 010