Ceiling
attributed to Robert Bradbury
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
circa 1675
Materials
Gypsum and lime plaster
Measurements
18 feet x 138 feet
Collection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653441
Summary
High relief modelled plaster ceiling and cornice in the Long Gallery. It comprises high relief carving incorporating exotic flowers, foliage, beasts, shields, shells, masks and insects and is considered to be one of the finest of its kind in England.
Makers and roles
attributed to Robert Bradbury, craftsman attributed to James Pettifer, stuccoist