Curtain pole
Frederick Crace and Co
Category
Fixtures and fittings
Date
1865
Materials
Oak and metal
Measurements
2800 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20668.2
Summary
A parcel-gilt and polychrome oak curtain pole, Victorian, circa 1865, supplied by John G. Crace, the faceted poles with nine bead ornamented collars along the length and quatrefoil roundels to each end, bearing the letter G on a blue ground and terminating in fleur-de-lys finials. One of three poles that form part of the original fittings of the library designed by John Norton. Right hand finial missing.
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
Frederick Crace and Co, designer John Gregory Crace (London 1809 - Dulwich 1889) , designer