Ceiling
Category
Architecture / Interiors
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Lime and gypsum plaster
Place of origin
Wales
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1422311
Summary
Plasterwork barrel vaulted ceiling supported (or made to appear to be supported by) an alternating series of ribs and shallow trusses each supporting applied ornament. The springing points of the trusses are supported by large corbel brackets. Lime plaster with enrichments in gypsum plaster.