Architectural Panel
ca. 1730- ca. 1760 (made)
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This panel would have formed part of a scheme of wall panelling made in France between about 1730 and 1760. The carved flowers are formalised and are related to the sorts of flowers that decorated painted chintz imported at that time from India. It is one of several hundred carvings given to the Museum in 1921 by Sir Charles Allom and his wife, in memory of their son, who died in the First World War. From 1893 Sir Charles headed White Allom & Co., one of the most successful firms of architectural decorators in Britain, specialising in the copying of historic styles. Between 1900 and 1914 he also began to work for clients in the United States and after the First World War he spent time in both countries. The collection of carvings seems to have been put together as a study collection for his son, perhaps in the expectation that he would follow in his father's footsteps and take over the firm.
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Materials and techniques | Carved oak on a pine support |
Brief description | Section of a panel of carved oak, from a set of panelling, carved with a double swag of flowers, hanging from ribbon bowes, from which pendants of flowers hang. |
Physical description | Section of a rectangular panel of thin oak, in several sections, attached to a pine background. The panel is carved with a double swag of flowers with a central pendant of flowers, all set between a pair of sinuous plant stems carved with flower heads. The panel is cracked and sections of the highest relief carving are missing. |
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Marks and inscriptions | From Allom Collection
12/10/25 (Written in ink on paper label on front, right of panel) |
Credit line | Given by Sir Charles and Lady Allom in memory of their son, Lieutenant Cedric Allom RFA |
Summary | This panel would have formed part of a scheme of wall panelling made in France between about 1730 and 1760. The carved flowers are formalised and are related to the sorts of flowers that decorated painted chintz imported at that time from India. It is one of several hundred carvings given to the Museum in 1921 by Sir Charles Allom and his wife, in memory of their son, who died in the First World War. From 1893 Sir Charles headed White Allom & Co., one of the most successful firms of architectural decorators in Britain, specialising in the copying of historic styles. Between 1900 and 1914 he also began to work for clients in the United States and after the First World War he spent time in both countries. The collection of carvings seems to have been put together as a study collection for his son, perhaps in the expectation that he would follow in his father's footsteps and take over the firm. |
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Accession number | W.603-1921 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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