Gateway, from Ascott House, near Stadhampton, Oxfordshire
Gateway
ca. 1580 - ca. 1600 (made)
ca. 1580 - ca. 1600 (made)
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This gateway, made of bricks and stone with wrought iron gates and lunette, was originally the garden gate to Ascott Park, Ascott House in Oxfordshire, the ancestral home of the Dormer family. The doorgate was made at the end of the 16th century, but the ironwork is evidently of 18th century date, replacing the original doors.
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| Parts | This object consists of 131 parts.
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| Title | Gateway, from Ascott House, near Stadhampton, Oxfordshire (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Brick and stone with wrought iron gates and lunette |
| Brief description | Gateway, stone with wrought iron gates and lunette, of Ascott House, Oxon, English, ca. 1580-1600. |
| Physical description | Brick and stone gateway with wrought iron gates and lunette. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SI BONVS ES INTRES: SI. NEQVAM NEQVAQVAM'
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Paul Makins, Bt |
| Object history | The gate was originally the garden gate to Ascott Park, Ascott House, near Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, the ancestral home of the Dormer family. The house was re-built around 1660 and destroyed by fire in 1662. The Gateway was bought by Sir Paul Makins Bt. in 1924 with the intention of presenting it to the Museum. The gateway was at that time the entrance to a farmhouse. Given to the Museum by Sir Paul Makins in 1925. A stipulation of the gift was that the gateway should be removed by the Museum and replaced with plain walling and a wooden farm gate. |
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| Summary | This gateway, made of bricks and stone with wrought iron gates and lunette, was originally the garden gate to Ascott Park, Ascott House in Oxfordshire, the ancestral home of the Dormer family. The doorgate was made at the end of the 16th century, but the ironwork is evidently of 18th century date, replacing the original doors. |
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| Accession number | A.5:1to129-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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