Overmantle
1680-1720 (made)
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Overmantel consisting of an oil painting of three ships at sea, signed 'P. Monamy pinx' for Peter Monamy (1670-1749), with a rectangular mirror below formed of three plates of glass. The whole ensemble is framed in a gilded wood moulding with shell device in the top corners.
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| Brief description | Overmantle, oil painting set over mirror, painted by Peter Monamy, England 1680-1720 |
| Physical description | Overmantel consisting of an oil painting of three ships at sea, signed 'P. Monamy pinx' for Peter Monamy (1670-1749), with a rectangular mirror below formed of three plates of glass. The whole ensemble is framed in a gilded wood moulding with shell device in the top corners. |
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| Object history | Bought for £35 from Cecil Turner, 26, Trafalgar Road, Twickenham (RF 13/2031) Formerly belonged to Mr Sayers Turner of Colchester, from the Nassau sale, St Osyth Priory (information from Mr Romney, Lyceum Club, undated) |
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| Accession number | W.44-1913 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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