Dining Room Chimneypiece, Hatfield House (photographed 1904)
Charles Latham's 1904 photograph of the dining room chimneypiece at Hatfield House, a tall Jacobean fireplace surround with columns, strapwork and an overmantel.
Jacobean chimneypieces typically rose in two stages: a fireplace surround with columns or pilasters, and a taller overmantel with niches, carved strapwork or heraldry above. This example at Hatfield shows the type. For a Tudor Revival living room, a two-stage chimneypiece in oak is the most powerful single element you can add. Simplified versions, with plain panels in place of carving, can still capture the silhouette.
Two-stage oak chimneypiece with columns, strapwork panels and overmantel; Heirloom tier, simplified Signature version available.
A custom version typically runs $5,000–$15,000+ per mantel, shipped.
- Style
- Tudor & Tudor Revival
- Element
- Fireplace Mantels & Surrounds
- Photograph
- 1904
- Maker or designer
- Charles Latham (1847-1912)
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
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