Federal Overmantel with Composition Ornament (c. 1811)
An American overmantel of about 1811 in wood with applied composition ornament, designed to sit above a fireplace and frame a mirror or painting.
Federal-period rooms often extended the fireplace with an overmantel, a framed panel above the shelf that held a mirror or painting. This example, about 43 by 52 inches, uses a classical frame enriched with molded composition ornament. Adding an overmantel is one of the most effective ways to give a plain fireplace real presence, and it can be built to fit an existing mantel.
Framed overmantel with CNC-carved appliqués, sized to an existing mantel; Signature tier.
A custom version typically runs $2,200–$5,000 per mantel, shipped.
- Style
- Georgian & Colonial Revival
- Element
- Fireplace Mantels & Surrounds
- Date
- ca. 1811
- Materials
- Wood, composition ornament
- Dimensions
- 43 1/4 x 52 in. (109.9 x 132.1 cm)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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