id:			123963
accession number:	1944.472
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.472
updated:		2023-08-23 20:24:27.720000

Mantel, c. 1730. After Inigo Jones (English, 1573–1652), probably by William Kent (British, 1685–1748). Marble; overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Fund 1944.472

title:				Mantel
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creation date:			c. 1730
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1735
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Fund
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	marble
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* Inigo Jones (English, 1573–1652)  - designer

* William Kent (British, 1685–1748)  - architect

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measurements: Overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* No existing exhibition history

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PROVENANCE

	Hamilton Palace, Scotland
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	Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss [1865–1944], Cleveland Heights, OH
	date: ?-1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944-
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fun fact:
Here the presence of the Roman god of trade and abundance (Mercury) within the decorative scheme of this mantel alludes to prosperity and bounty.

digital description:
The cornucopias and scroll-shaped brackets capped by the bust of the youthful Roman god, Mercury, were inspired by the work of Inigo Jones, one of the first British architects of great renown. The mantel was originally installed in Wanstead House, formerly located on the outskirts of London. Working opposite the architect, Colen Campbell (1676–1729), William Kent completed the interior decoration of the estate and likely produced this mantel as well. When Wanstead House was pulled down in 1822, the Duke of Hamilton purchased the chimney piece and three others from Wanstead House to display in his own home near Glasgow, Scotland.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.472/1944.472_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.472/1944.472_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.472/1944.472_full.tif