Gilt limewood overmantel with flowers, fruit, scrolls and ribbons
attributed to George Jackson & Sons Ltd
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1870 - circa 1899
Materials
Gilt limewood
Measurements
1500 x 1500 mm
Place of origin
Rathbone Place, London
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Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 434857
Summary
Limewood, applique gilt overmantel carved with flowers, fruit, scrolls and ribbons, attributed to George Jackson & Sons, late 19th century. A gilt overmantel comprised of a crest and two drops, installed in the Tyrconnel Room. The drops consist of bunches of fruit, flowers and foliage attached to a central truss, interlaced with ribbon. Of the fruit peaches, pears plums, apples, berries, grapes and pomegranates can be seen; of the flowers and foliage: roses, daisies, catkins and pinecones, martagon, sunflowers, cobnuts and ears of wheat. The crest features a large rocaille shell, with whorl scrolls at left and right.
Full description
The overmantel is believed to be by the firm George Jackson & Sons, established in 1780 to produce architectural ornaments like moulded plasterwork and woodcarvings. Jackson & Sons carried out much restoration work at Belton for the 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921), including the gilt wall drops dated 1891 in the Hondecoeter Room (NT 435155) which are similar to the present overmantel. The designs are a pastiche of the Edward Goudge plasterwork installed throughout the house in the late 17th century. Jackson & Sons probably also produced the carved wall drops showing a Pelican in her Piety in the Tapestry Room (NT 435045.1, 435045.2) which was remodelled in the 1890s. Alice Rylance-Watson October 2018
Provenance
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) from Edward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow, C. St J. (b.1936) in 1984.
Credit line
Belton House, The Brownlow Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1994)
Makers and roles
attributed to George Jackson & Sons Ltd, architectural ornamentalists