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Chimneypiece from an unrecorded house in Dublin

Chimneypiece
ca. 1775 - ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChimneypiece 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 130.8cm
  • Width: 182.88cm
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.
Subjects depicted
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470-2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, p. 269, cat.no. 231
  • A Picture Book of English Chimneypieces, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1928, pl. 19
Collection
Accession number
A.2-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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