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At the bottom, between two stems of jessamine is a vase from which issues a central flowering stem and two interlacing rose branches. Above are two doves perched on bunches of wheat ears. At the top is suspended a six-stringed lyre to which two laurel stems are attached by a ribbon, below branches of laurel.\r\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Ange-Jacques Gabriel","id":"AUTH404137"},"association":{"text":"architect","id":"THES265157"},"note":"Carving by Honoré Guibert working under the direction of  the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel"},{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Honoré Guibert","id":"AUTH404138"},"association":{"text":"carver","id":"AAT25256"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Oak","id":"AAT12264"}],"techniques":[{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Carved oak, originally gessoed and painted","categories":[{"text":"Woodwork","id":"THES48877"}],"styles":[{"text":"Neo-classicism","id":"x38958"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"005","id":"THES344096"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Panel","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"France","id":"x28849"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1772","earliest":"1772-01-01","latest":"1772-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"969-1900","id":"O114230"},"association":"Pair"},{"object":{"text":"967-1900","id":"O321008"},"association":"Set"},{"object":{"text":"966-1900","id":"O369953"},"association":"Set"},{"object":{"text":"73-1896","id":"O369409"},"association":"Set"}],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Mr Henry Vaughan","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"66.5","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"10.475","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Taken from departmental catalogue.  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Other fragments are held at the  Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.\r\n(information supplied by François Gilles to Leela Meinertas January 2022)\r\n\r\nWhen the pilasters were bequeathed to the Museum in 1900 they were described as coming from Rambouillet. Vaughan had recorded on the back of this pilaster the finish and colour scheme of the panels as he acquired them pale purple on a white ground), quite probably their original finish because of the fine gesso work recorded, and presumably stripped under his orders. ","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Narrow vertical carved oak pilaster in a modern moulded frame. At the bottom, between two stems of jessamine is a vase from which issues a central flowering stem and two interlacing rose branches. Above are two doves perched on bunches of wheat ears. At the top is suspended a six-stringed lyre to which two laurel stems, surmounted by laurel branches\r\n\r\n\n\n\n\n","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Gilles, François. \"Orner les croisées au XVIIIe siècle, l'exemple des \"guichets\" du salon de  Madame du Barry a Fontainebleau\" <i>Monumenta</i><i>l</i>,   2020 Vol I pp 48-51"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["968-1900"],"accessionNumberNum":"968","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1900,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-22","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}