Fireplace and Mantel From Upstairs Room, The White House
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor
MEDIUM
Marble, brass
DATES
ca. 1850â1870
DIMENSIONS
Overall height: 46 3/4 inches
Length of mantel: 72 inches
Length of frame around hearth 75 inches
Depth varies 11 1/4 to 12 3/4 inches along scalloped front edge of mantel (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
51.113
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion, The White House
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
From upstairs room, The White House, Washington, D.C. ca. 1850-70. Rococo Revival.
Marble hearth with wood frame, 17 inches deep (wood frame 2 inches wide). Opening is a series of oval frames, with bracket leaf ornament at top center. Off-white marble with dark veins; polished and black-painted brass.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor
CAPTION
Fireplace and Mantel From Upstairs Room, The White House, ca. 1850â1870. Marble, brass, Overall height: 46 3/4 inches. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion, The White House, 51.113. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
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