Spenser Room ceiling
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1750
Materials
Papier mache
Measurements
4500 x 4500 mm
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494828
Summary
Papier mache moulded decoration representing the four seasons. The ceiling is flat across the middle area with a curved cornice. Within the middle area of the ceiling is a panel delineated by rib to form a main oval, set with decorated spandrel panels on 4 sides. There are four mask heads in the centre of each of the sides. This decoration is made of papier mâché. There is a central emblem of a French horn and quiver, set in place with small nails and painted cream. This is near the same colour paint for the rest of the ceiling.
Provenance
Part of the fixtures and fittings of the House transferred from the Dryden's to the National trust in 1981