Chimneypiece, black marble, Duchess's Bedchamber, Ham House
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
Marble
Measurements
1450 x 1633 x 1160 mm
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139102
Summary
Black marble, Chimneypiece, black marble, Duchess's Bedchamber, Ham House. Black moulded marble with brown and grey veins. An orange dot in the centre of the lintel is an impurity. Three smoke screen hooks jut out at the front. The cheeks are covered with plain Delft tiles. The hearth is white marble with grey veins. The painted and gilded wood mantel is surmounted by a large moulded square panel in which a painting can be inset.