Fitting, furniture
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Name/Title
Fitting, furnitureEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 441Description
Iron fitting for a chest or cupboard, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 ADUse
DecorativeContext
Usually all that survives of Roman furniture are the metal rods or fittings. Complete examples from Herculaneum in Italy, together with some pictures and surviving wooden fragments, show that the Romans used chairs, tables, couches, beds and chests.Collection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Decorative Fittings
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 441Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums of ScotlandMade/Created
Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British