Hunt, Thomas Frederick; Moyes, James [Oth.]: Exemplars of Tudor Architecture, Adapted To Modern Habitations: With Illustrative Details, Selected From Ancient Edifices; And Observations on the Furniture of the Tudor Period (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, And Green, 1830)

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kept within them. Many of these chests, which were raised on feet
to protect them from damp and vermin, were beautifully ornamented
with carving and other sumptuous enrichments. “ In ivory coffers,”
says Gremio, “ I have stuffed my crowns; in cypress chests my arras,
counterpoints,” &c. Cypress wood was selected for its rare properties
of neither rotting nor becoming worm-eaten. The ivory coffers were
small, and either carved or engraved in devices, with silver or gilt locks
and ornaments, and were used for keeping jewels and other valuables.*
In 1523, Sir William Compton, knight, bequeathed to King Henry VIII.
“ a little chest of ivory, wherof one lock is gilt, with a chess-board

under the same, and a pair of tables upon it, and all such jewels and

treasure as are inclosed therein.Small coffers of silver are also
mentioned. Large trunks, in which clothes, hangings, &c. were packed

for removal, were called “ t” they were substantially





my direction with iron straps, wrought into
forms, and secured by locks of artful and
same sort of metal-work was, indeed, applied
ions. Two ‘‘ standard chests ”J were delivered
Henry VIII. ; - the one to keep the cleane
ep the stuff that had been occupied.”
king’s coffer maker, for making of a coffer covered with
of drawe boxes lyned with red and grene sarcynet, to put
njs. jd. And to Cornelys the lock smythe, for making all
e lock, gymowes, handels, rynges to every drawe boxe, the
I (temp. Hen. VIII I) quoted in the “Privy Pzvrse Expenses.”
scribe these chests as “ standards.” Henry VIII. paid for
London, for the standing of the great standards with the
— “ Privy Purse Expenses.”

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