Bracket
1680-1720 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Brackets of this type were fixed to the wall to support a vase or a piece of sculpture, and were often used in pairs. This example forms part of a large collection of carving that belonged to Sir Charles Allom, founder of the Edwardian firm of interior decorators, White Allom & Co. The firm, founded in 1893, specialized in historic decorative schemes, chiefly in 17th- and 18th-century styles. They provided their clients both with old furniture and with reproductions made by the firm. Sir Charles probably formed the collection in part to provide models for his craftsmen, and the gift to the Museum was doubtless intended to inspire craftsmen more widely, although it was also given in memory of his son, who had died in the First World War.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and gilt oak, and pine |
| Brief description | Bracket of carved pine and oak, gilded, the shelf supported on a crowned male head, bearded and wreathed with palms. The crown is now missing. |
| Physical description | Bracket of carved pine and oak, gilded, the shelf supported on a crowned male head, bearded and wreathed with palms. The crown is now missing |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Charles and Lady Allom in memory of their son, Lieutenant Cedric Allom RFA |
| Object history | This bracket forms part of a collection of carving that was presented to the Museum by Sir Charles and Lady Allom of Trowbridge, Herts, in memory of thier only son, a student of Wellington College and Trinity College Cambridge, who fell in the Ypres Salient on October 9th 1917 and died of wounds, October 20th aged 21 years. |
| Summary | Brackets of this type were fixed to the wall to support a vase or a piece of sculpture, and were often used in pairs. This example forms part of a large collection of carving that belonged to Sir Charles Allom, founder of the Edwardian firm of interior decorators, White Allom & Co. The firm, founded in 1893, specialized in historic decorative schemes, chiefly in 17th- and 18th-century styles. They provided their clients both with old furniture and with reproductions made by the firm. Sir Charles probably formed the collection in part to provide models for his craftsmen, and the gift to the Museum was doubtless intended to inspire craftsmen more widely, although it was also given in memory of his son, who had died in the First World War. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.563-1921 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2004 |
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