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Crédence
1400s
On display in the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
in 2006
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Crédence: A serving table and sideboard of the French Gothic period.
It was a chest mounted mounted on a stand, or a display cabinet for plates, or for preparing and carving meats.
Origin probably religious, from credere, to believe. May have evolved from a church piece.
Used as a side table. Usually made of oak.
Prevalent in northern Europe, it evolved into the buffet-sideboard type.
Credenza: the Italian form of crédence
1400s. Oak. |
Note center linenfold panel |
Flanking: horizontal linenfold Center: molded drop finial |