Mosaic panel
Robert Davison
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1897 - 1901
Materials
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766546.16
Summary
Venetian glass, decorative mosaic panel on north wall of the Sanctuary, featuring an elaborate outer border with a foliate motif on a red ground and three roundels featuring cherubims, a gridded infill and a central panel, depicting the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon, with the text underneath reading 'REGINA SABA AUDITA FAMA SALOMONIS VENIT, surmounted with a foliate panel and a central roundel featuring a crown.
Makers and roles
Robert Davison, maker Clayton & Bell , designer Frank Loughborough Pearson , architect Clayton & Bell , artist