Design for an overmantel or an overdoor
Drawing
ca.1755 (made)
ca.1755 (made)
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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.
Object details
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Title | Design for an overmantel or an overdoor (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and grey wash on paper |
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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 6"0 |
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Accession number | D.749-1906 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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