Mantelpiece

American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 739

Originally, this mantelpiece and an accompanying grate (64.36.1c) were installed in the Tweedy House in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Dating from about 1853, the mantelpiece consists of a white marble fireplace surround, with scalloped edges, richly carved in a continuous pattern of shell, leaf, scroll, and floral motifs. In the center of the surround is a profile portrait of a young man. The surround is surmounted by a serpentine shelf with molded edges.

Mantelpiece, Marble, American

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