mantel
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1822-1832
- Event --
- Affiliation Canadian
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Object Number 2007.22.159 a-b
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - TorontoContinent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Unionville
- Category Structures
- Sub-category Building component
- Department History
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1822/01/01
- Latest 1832/12/31
- Materials White pine, Metal
- Person / Institution Associated party, Jenkins, Reverend William
- Measurements Height 158.0 cm, Width 205.0 cm, Depth 26.0 cm
- Caption Fireplace Mantel, 2007.22.159
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Additional Information
Fireplace Mantel
This mantel was removed from the parlour of the house built for The Reverend William Jenkins, in 1827, on Kennedy Road just north of Unionville, Ontario. The design was inspired by the architectural features of mantels in the finer houses of England and Scotland during the late 1700s. Carved paterae, such as the oval and circular examples shown here, were first popularized by British designers Hepplewhite and the Adam brothers. This mantel may have provided some familiar comfort to Reverend Jenkins, who was born and educated in Scotland, as he settled into his new home.
- Caption Collection
- Additional Information John and Heather Harbinson Collection