A section of English medieval plank & muntin oak partition wall
c.1500 AD
A section of English medieval plank & muntin oak partition wall
comprising eleven planks, flat to one side, convex to the other, to be installed alternating and lapped to form a wall,
£3,000
Dimensions: | 189cm (74½") High, 284cm (111¾") Wide, 12cm (4¾") Thick, given width when abutted (width approx 229cm wide when lapped) |
Stock code: | 45850 |
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These characterful partition walls are found in early examples of English architecture. Living conditions invited a trend for increasing partition within buildings as privacy, insulation, fenestration, timber production, and population density were on the rise.
The format was the efficient use of the outer cuts of timber coming from the saw pit – the square-cut flat boards being utilised for floors, beams and joists. These convex outer cuts were mortised into a kerb at the bottom, a joist at the top, and being alternated to form an undulating wall.
Condition – gnarly, as is usually the way. Rough cut to begin with, wany edged, splits, burns, knocks and abrasions.