Gilt overmantel with a cresting swan and set of four wall drops
George Jackson & Sons Ltd
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1876 - circa 1891
Materials
Limewood
Measurements
2500 mm (H); 2500 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 435155
Summary
Limewood, carved and gilt applique overmantel and wall drops attributed to George Jackson & Sons, c.1876-91. Gilt limewood overmantel with garlands of fruit, flowers and foliage, central swags and a cresting swan in flight. Gilt limewood wall drops, a set of four, comprised of garlands of fruit, flowers and foliage with ribbon ties.
Full description
The gilt overmantel and set of four wall drops are believed to be by the firm George Jackson & Sons, established in 1780 to produce architectural ornaments like moulded plasterwork and woodcarvings. The overmantel is believed to date from around 1876 when the 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921) installed to compliment a recently purchased set of decorative canvases by Melchoir d’Hondecoeter (1636-95). The annual account for 1891 shows that ‘G. Jackson & Sons’ were paid £54 – 11 – 6 ‘for making & gilding bold drops of flowers in the dining room’. Jackson & Sons did much restoration work at Belton for the 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921), including the gilt overmantel in the Tyrconnel Room (NT 434857) which is similar to the wall drops in the Hondecoeter Room. Alice Rylance-Watson October 2018
Provenance
Wall drops acquired 1891 by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust (1844-1921); see Belton Annual Account 1891. 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
George Jackson & Sons Ltd, architectural ornamentalists