Ceiling
Category
Architecture / Interiors
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Lime and gypsum plaster
Measurements
660 x 820 cm
Place of origin
Wales
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1422320
Summary
Plasterwork ceiling spanned across its width by four downstand beams with the five recessed panels between divided up along their length into four square panels each with a central boss. All surfaces are decorated with typically Romanesque plaster ornament enriched, as the property guide book suggests, by the study of West Indian botanical forms. Lime plaster with enrichments in gypsum.