Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to the back of object: 'D 1912.80 [crossed out]. 25.354. Mask ?. Pennant Colln. Deposited by the Earl of Denbigh 1912.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Description (Physical description)
Grotesque wooden head, possibly from a misericord?
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register (D 1912.91): 'A small wooden mask with protruding tongue'
Event Date 1912
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register (1925.354): 'Carved wooden mask'
Event Date 1925
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Research Visit (Archaeology Anthropology)
RES.2017.2383 | Researching David Pennant collections for a forthcoming exhibition on travel writing history at Dr Johnson's museum
Event Date 20/7/2017
Author: rachel hand

Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field was previously given as '?Medieval' and the Place simply as England. Given Dr Crampin's analysis, both fields have been updated accordingly.
Event Date 6/11/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Grotesque wooden head of a bearded man sticking out his tongue. Possibly from a misericord although it could be from secular building.
Event Date 6/11/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Conservation (Remedial)
79.78 | Remedial
Event Date 24/5/2019
Author: Kirstie Williams

Context (Analysis)
Dr Martin Crampin, University of Wales, examined a photograph of this carving and noted that 'the first thing that comes to mind is the carving of the screens and choir stalls at All Saints Gresford, all late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, which have the same kind of colour and character. This is thought to be English manufacture, perhaps Ludlow. It need not be medieval, I’d suggest fifteenth, sixteenth or conceivably seventeenth century, although it would be virtually impossible to say anything more conclusive without finding a match for it. Given that it was in Pennant’s collection, a north Wales or Cheshire provenance would not be unreasonable, either from a church or a house, or a pub, or a town hall…' He notes that further research and examination would need to be done to confirm any of the above.
Event Date 17/9/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Carved wooden head depicting a grotesque bearded man, possibly a 'Green Man'. Slightly square in shape, with four curls at the top of the head, long nose, and a wide mouth with tongue sticking out. Possibly part of a misericord although it could be from secular building.
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth