Fireplace
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1939
Materials
Wood, stone
Measurements
151.0 x 231.0 x 27.0 cm
Place of origin
Mottisfont Abbey
Order this imageCollection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 769321
Summary
A wooden chimneypiece painted by Rex Whistler (1905-1944) to simulate white and green marble. Old stone fireplace lining.,
Provenance
Commissioned from Rex Whistler by Maud and Gilbert Russell in 1938-1939, and transferred to the National Trust in 1957 from Mrs Russell under the Memorandum of Wishes.
Makers and roles
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944) , designer Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944) , artist