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Fireplace of Carved Oak, Ingestre Hall

Design
1885 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Pollen (designer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Pencil and wash design for ornate fireplace and overmantle on paper, with gilded mount


Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Design
TitleFireplace of Carved Oak, Ingestre Hall
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper
Pencil
Wash
Pen and Ink
Drawing
Brief description
Design for a fireplace at Ingestre Hall by John Hungerford Pollen
Physical description
Pencil and wash design for ornate fireplace and overmantle on paper, with gilded mount
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 51cm
  • Sheet width: 35.8cm
  • Height: 54.1cm
  • Width: 44.2cm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FIREPLACE OF CARVED OAK / INGESTRE HALL' (Top; writing; pen and ink)
  • 'J.H. Pollen / 1885' (Signature; date; Bottom right; writing; pen and ink)
  • 'Carved in / the school / of Wo[unreadable]' (Bottom, within fireplace section of drawing; writing; pen and ink)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Lucy Jebb.
Subjects depicted
Fireplaces
Coats of Arms
Caryatids
Dogs (Animals)
Corinthian Order
Terms (Sculpture)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.951:1-2000

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Record createdDecember 19, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O63854/fireplace-of-carved-oak-ingestre-design-pollen/
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