Chimneypiece from an unrecorded house in Dublin
Chimneypiece
ca. 1775 - ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1775 - ca. 1800 (made)
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This chimney-piece is from an unidentified house in Dublin from an old family mansion.
Given by J.A. Dolmage Esq. on behalf of his son, the late Cecil Goodrich Dolmage, Esq., L.L.D., D.C.L., in 1907 together with a further 2 chimney pieces from the same house (A1 and A3 of 1909).
The chimney piece was acquired as an example of the work of the Italian emigré workers of the late 18th century working in Ireland at that time.
Given by J.A. Dolmage Esq. on behalf of his son, the late Cecil Goodrich Dolmage, Esq., L.L.D., D.C.L., in 1907 together with a further 2 chimney pieces from the same house (A1 and A3 of 1909).
The chimney piece was acquired as an example of the work of the Italian emigré workers of the late 18th century working in Ireland at that time.
Object details
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Title | Chimneypiece from an unrecorded house in Dublin (named collection) |
Materials and techniques | Carved white marble |
Brief description | Chimneypiece, marble, from an unrecorded house in Dublin, by an unknown artist, ca. 1775-1800 |
Physical description | This chimneypiece / frieze is decorated with four plain wreaths with drop ends, tied with ribbons. The side pilasters have similar vertical wreaths, surmouted by draped female figures, one with cymblas and the other with a triangle. |
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Object history | This chimney-piece is from an unidentified house in Dublin from an old family mansion. Given by J.A. Dolmage Esq. on behalf of his son, the late Cecil Goodrich Dolmage, Esq., L.L.D., D.C.L., in 1907 together with a further 2 chimney pieces from the same house (A2 and A3 of 1909). The chimney piece was acquired as an example of the work of the Italian emigré workers of the late 18th century working in Ireland at that time. |
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Summary | This chimney-piece is from an unidentified house in Dublin from an old family mansion. Given by J.A. Dolmage Esq. on behalf of his son, the late Cecil Goodrich Dolmage, Esq., L.L.D., D.C.L., in 1907 together with a further 2 chimney pieces from the same house (A1 and A3 of 1909). The chimney piece was acquired as an example of the work of the Italian emigré workers of the late 18th century working in Ireland at that time. |
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Accession number | A.2-1909 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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