Fireplace
Richard Norman Shaw (Edinburgh 1831 - London 1912)
Category
Architecture / Interiors
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
1900 (H) x 2486 (W) mm
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1232836
Summary
A Victorian fireplace in the Arts and Crafts style, dating from 1870-72 designed by Richard Norman Shaw (RA) for the Library at Cragside. With an overmantel of Egyptian onyx, the emperor’s red marble mantle and trim panels frame a surround of unadorned slabs of Egyptian onyx, possibly brought back by Lord Armstrong from a visit to Egypt in 1872. Metal trim frames blue majolica tile returns, with figures from a design of 1852/3 by Alfred Stevens, originally intended for a Hoole & co. stove. The flue, backplate and grate are of cast iron, possibly supplied by Benham & Sons in 1872. The stone hearth is chipped and cracked in places with a stone kerb.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
Richard Norman Shaw (Edinburgh 1831 - London 1912), designer James Forsyth (c.1827 - 1910), creator Stevens, Alfred, 1817-1875, designer