Chimneypiece, Library, Tatton Park
Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 - 1854)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1812
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Marble, Steel
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297131.2
Summary
marble, Chimneypiece, Library, Tatton Park designed by Lewis William Wyatt (Penrhyn Bay 1777 – Isle of Wight 1853) with bronze ornaments by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854). One of a pair of green marble chimneypieces probably designed by Lewis Wyatt and supplied by Day of Birmingham, with bronze ornaments by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy which were invoiced on 20th June 1812. The bronze mounts consist of caduceus and flame on each chimneypiece jamb above which is a mask representing one of the four muses - Thalia - muse of comedy and pastoral poetry; Euterpe - muse of lyric poetry and music; Calliope - muse of epic poetry; Erato - muse of lyric and love poetry. The lyre of Apollo decorates the centre of each chimneypiece with oak leaf festoons and ribbons on either side. The cost of supplying the bronze mounts in 1812 was £160 including packing and transportation and thirteen different craftsmen were involved in their manufacture. Total production costs came to £106.18s.7d. Vulliamy obtained the green marble for the shelves above the chimneypieces from George Bullock. The fire grate is of polished steel decorated with brass acanthus leaves and paw feet.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 - 1854), designer Lewis William Wyatt (Penrhyn Bay 1777 - Isle of Wight 1853), architect