- 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...
-
decorative member Corbel or
decorative bracket, used in
furniture and
mantelpieces Bracket, a
general term for an
object used for
support Automotive bracket...
-
pottery spaniel dogs,
standing guard,
which were
habitually placed on
mantelpieces in 19th-century homes.
Mainly manufactured in
Staffordshire pottery,...
- for
furniture items, lightings,
display counters,
racks and shelves,
mantelpieces etc. Some
fabricators and
manufacturers will
provide symbols, data, or...
- 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...
- did not
prevent him from
putting the award—a
golden figurine—on his
mantelpiece. Shaw was one of four to
receive the award,
along with Ian Dalrymple...
-
correspondence transfixed by a jack-knife into the very
centre of his
wooden mantelpiece. ... He had a
horror of
destroying do****ents. ... Thus
month after month...
-
there and we sat
smoking cigarettes in silence ... The
clock on the
mantelpiece hammered out the hour and when the last beat of
midnight struck it was...
-
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...
- 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...
