Tyntesfield Chapel
Charles Newsom Thwaite (fl.1862 - 1895)
Category
Models
Date
1878 - 1901
Materials
Card, paper and wood
Measurements
530 x 670 mm; 455 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Peckham, London SE
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 17199
Summary
Victorian card model of Tyntesfield Chapel, the base with a paper label reading; Model by C.N.THWAITE 23 COMMERCIAL ROAD PECKHAM LONDON S.E. OF PRIVATE CHAPEL OF TYNTESFIELD HOUSE near BRISTOL, built for the late WILLIAM GIBBS ESQ'RE by Messrs Booth and Son. / DESIGNED BY ARTHUR W. BLOMFIELD A.R.A. ARCHITECT. The whole on an ebonised plinth with bun feet. William Gibbs commissioned this model at the suggestion of his architect, Arthur Blomfield.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Charles Newsom Thwaite (fl.1862 - 1895), model maker previously catalogued as by O. N. Thwaite, modeller