Definition of Mantelpieces. Meaning of Mantelpieces. Synonyms of Mantelpieces

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Definition of Mantelpieces

Mantelpiece
Mantelpiece Man"tel*piece`, n. Same as Mantel.

Meaning of Mantelpieces from wikipedia

- pottery spaniel dogs, standing guard, which were habitually placed on mantelpieces in 19th-century homes. Mainly manufactured in Staffordshire pottery,...
- The fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a fire grate to catch the...
- My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece is a 2011 novel written by Annabel Pitcher. It won the 2012 Branford Boase Award, and received at least 25 other award...
- stand-up frames. In middle-class homes, bric-à-brac was used as ornament on mantelpieces, tables, and shelves, or was displa**** in curio cabinets; sometimes these...
- objects of considerable size including vestibule vases 1.5 metres high and mantelpieces ****embled from several large sections. Antique ironstone wares are collectable...
- decorative member Corbel or decorative bracket, used in furniture and mantelpieces Bracket, a general term for an object used for support Automotive bracket...
- in an empty room. Above the mantelpiece is a tall mirror. Only the clock and two candlesticks standing on the mantelpiece are reflected in the mirror...
- which were placed in niches near the house's door, and later on the mantelpieces above the ovens. They were attired in the distinct costume of the tribe...
- rifle, had scratched against the mantelpiece. The prosecution said that paint chips identical to the paint on the mantelpiece had been found on or inside the...
- special occasions by European elites, but they soon found a place on mantelpieces and side tables. There was already some production of earthenware figures...