Fireplace surround
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1887 - 1888
Materials
Wood
Measurements
1570 x 1672 x 175 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1291030
Summary
Wooden fire Surround in Early Georgian-style. Painted cream. Stepped mantle shelf, with circle decoration. Quotation from Tennysons "In Memoria" is inscribed on surround: 'Imaginations calm and fair The memory like a cloudless air The conscience as a seat at rest'
Marks and inscriptions
On fire surround: Quotation from Tennysons "In Memoria" is inscribed on surround: 'Imaginations calm and fair The memory like a cloudless air The conscience as a seat at rest'