Design for an overmantel or an overdoor

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Artist/Maker	Thomas Chippendale Senior (designer)
Place of origin	London (made)

A design for a panel for an overdoor or an overmantel in pencil, pen and ink and grey wash on paper. Two festoons of floral arrangements are positioned either side of a central frame ornamented with rococo curves and rocaille. Within this central panel is a scene from one of Aesop’s fables; ‘The Fox and The Stork’ where the stork is shown with its beak within a long vase while the fox looks on.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Design for an overmantel or an overdoor (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen and ink and grey wash on paper Pencil Pen and Ink Wash Paper Drawing
Brief description	Design for an overmantel or an overdoor in pencil, pen and ink and grey wash, attributed to Thomas Chippendale, London, ca.1755
Physical description	A design for a panel for an overdoor or an overmantel in pencil, pen and ink and grey wash on paper. Two festoons of floral arrangements are positioned either side of a central frame ornamented with rococo curves and rocaille. Within this central panel is a scene from one of Aesop’s fables; ‘The Fox and The Stork’ where the stork is shown with its beak within a long vase while the fox looks on.
Dimensions	Height: 10.3cm (approx.) (Note: Exact measurement cannot be taken, the design is stuck into the frame.) Width: 21.7cm (approx.) (Note: Exact measurement cannot be taken, the design is stuck into the frame.)
Style	Rococo
Marks and inscriptions	6"0
Subjects depicted	Stork Fox Festoon Flowers
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.749-1906

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O842572/design-for-an-overmantel-or-drawing-thomas-chippendale-senior/

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