Ceiling
attributed to Robert Bradbury
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
circa 1675
Materials
Gypsum and lime plaster
Measurements
6.20 metres x 11.90 metres
Collection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653442
Summary
High relief modelled plaster ceiling and cornice in the Saloon. Oblong room with elaborate plasterwork executed by plasterers Bradbury and Pettifer in 1675. There is a heavy suspended oval medallion, incorporated in the 1690s featuring a Laguerre marouflage of the Four Seasons. The plasterwork is enriched with depictions of acanthus, palm branches, Cupids, shells and a wreath of flowers framing the central dome.
Makers and roles
attributed to Robert Bradbury, craftsman attributed to James Pettifer, stuccoist