Altar
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1740 - 1800
Materials
Plaster, cast iron, brass, paint, marble
Measurements
3140mm tall, 1050mm wide, 300mm deep
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108716.1
Summary
One of a set of four George III bronzed cast iron and plaster altars, two of which are stoves. This one is in the North-West alcove and depicts Orpheus with a Satyr. This is one of the working stoves.
Provenance
Purchased in 1987 by the National Trust from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000).