Queen Anne style - Interiors...............Queen Anne style - Table of Contents
Queen Anne Dining Room
Buffalo, NY
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Table of contents for
this house
A chimneypiece (or "mantelpiece") is a fireplace surround and its overmantel.
The "overmantel" is the space above a mantelshelf, or the front of a chimney breast. In the overmantel, a decorative panel often incorporates a mirror or painting.
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Coffered ceiling |
Coffered ceiling |
Alabaster globe |
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Bellflower wreath in spandril |
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| Coffered ceiling above mantelpiece | |||
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Acanthus leaf decorates modillions supporting mantel |
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Iron fireback (Venus and Cupid?) |
