Not currently on display at the V&A

Door Frame

ca. 1680-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

A wide doorway of stained pine centring on a moulded arch supported on rusticated pillars, which are faced with pilasters carved with drops of fruit, suspended from a ribbon bow; on the keystone of the arch is carved a basket of fruit, and winged putti with fruit and fishes are carved in the two spandrels. The arch is flanked by two Corinthian columns which support an open segmental pediment. Within the pediment are carved further sprays and bunches of fruit and flowers, contained by foliate S-scroll brackets.


Object details

Category
Architectural Fittings
Object type
Door frame
Parts
This object consists of 13 parts.

  • Pediment
  • Cornice
  • Spandrel
  • Spandrel
  • Carving
  • Arch
  • Column
  • Column Base
  • Column
  • Column Base
  • Pilaster
  • Pilaster
  • Arch
Materials and techniques
Carved pine, stained mid-brown
Pine
Carving
Brief description
Door frame, English, ca. 1680-1700, from 31 Mark Lane, London
Physical description
A wide doorway of stained pine centring on a moulded arch supported on rusticated pillars, which are faced with pilasters carved with drops of fruit, suspended from a ribbon bow; on the keystone of the arch is carved a basket of fruit, and winged putti with fruit and fishes are carved in the two spandrels. The arch is flanked by two Corinthian columns which support an open segmental pediment. Within the pediment are carved further sprays and bunches of fruit and flowers, contained by foliate S-scroll brackets.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 564cm
  • Approx width: 473cm
  • Approx., at pediment depth: 95cm
  • At base depth: 72cm
  • Pediment height: 113cm
  • Pediment width: 462.5cm
  • Pediment depth: 61cm
  • Cornice, whole, approx height: 71cm
  • Cornice, sight height height: 62.5cm
  • Cornice width: 482cm
  • Cornice depth: 56.5cm
  • Left spandrel height: 176.5cm
  • Left spandrel width: 157.5cm
  • Left spandrel, approx depth: 20cm
  • Right spandrel height: 181cm
  • Right spandrel width: 163cm
  • Right spandrel, approx depth: 20cm
  • Base, left column height: 61cm
  • Base, left column width: 88cm
  • Base, left column depth: 72.5cm
  • Base, right column height: 61cm
  • Base, right column width: 88.5cm
  • Base, right column depth: 72cm
  • Left column width: 73cm
  • Left column depth: 32cm
  • Right column width: 71.5cm
  • Right column, approx depth: 33cm
Overall height and width taken from green books (height '18 ft 7 in., i.e. 223 in.; width '15 ft 6 in.', i.e. 186 in.). Width at pediment measured from below, by eye (19 October 2006), seemed slightly greater -- c. 480 cm. The height of the spandrels includes elements hidden from view when the whole is erected.
Style
Baroque
Gallery label
DOORWAY ENGLISH; about 1680; carved pine wood The doorway consists of an arched opening with decorated pilaster panels and spandrels, and an interrupted pediment supported by Corinthian columns resting on stone bases. Removed from no. 31 Mark Lane. Museum no. 1122-1884 (2007)
Object history
Given by Pery Standish in 1884. (J.H. Pollen 867/1884)
Removed from 31 Mark Lane, which runs between Tower Street and Fenchurch Street.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
1122:1 to 13-1884

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Record createdSeptember 1, 2006
Record URL
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