Girandole
John Linnell (1729 - 1796)
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Giltwood, Ormolu, Papier-mâché, Silvered glass, Textile
Measurements
2510 x 1385 x 205 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771732.3
Summary
one of six girandoles, frame of carved and gilded pine, with four brass candle branches. Of irregular curved outline, the frame consists of branches of stylised acanthus leaves, which cross over at two points. At the sides of the main section are a pair of addorsed female demi-figures, upholding strings of trailing husks, which hang across the glass.
Provenance
Osterley Park Heirloom.
Makers and roles
John Linnell (1729 - 1796) Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer