
The Chirk cabinet is also known as the Charles II Cabinet, with upper panels from the studio of Frans Francken the Younger.
The cabinet has a drop-front decorated with filigree-like silver and elaborate silver mounts.The interior and exterior are set with paintings on copper. The main scenes are 'Christ and the Canaanite Woman', 'Sinite Parvulos' and 'Christ and the Centurion'.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Chirk cabinet, c1640-1650
Date supported
1993
Medium and material
Ebony, tortoiseshell, silver, oil on copper, wood
Dimensions
136 x 115 x 53 cm
Grant
35000
Total cost
280000

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