Overmantel

This overmantel was designed for a mechant’s house in High Street, Exeter. The arcades and panel date from the 1580s. The inlaid fruitwood panels within each arch were added in the 1930s.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
5/2002/1
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
woodoakfruitwood
Common Name
overmantel
Simple Name
overmantel
Period Classification
Elizabethan (1558-1603)
Production Year Low
1584
Production Year High
1586

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overmantel