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Description: | The chest was an important item to any household. Over time many other items of furniture would evolve from it. The chest was used to store clothes or valuables for travelling. It could be used as a seat and in some cases a bed.This is a replica of a planked chest. Made from oak it is little more than the four sides nailed to the corner legs. This was a simple way of making furniture, which at a time when everything was done by hand was an important consideration. The problem with this type of construction was that when the wood shrank it was prone to splitting. The later panel constructed chests could shrink without splitting occurring. The iron banding which has been nailed to the carcase adds some extra strength. At each end are iron carrying loops, through which a pole was slotted to lift the chest. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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