Plain Arched mantels (circa 1860 to 1880)
 | Mantels / Italianate mantels / Arched mantels / Plain Arched mantels Plain arched mantels were a subset of the arched mantel that was produced during the 1870s. These mantels were shipped with four parts: the curved jambs, the medallion that covered the seam between the curved jambs, and the mantel shelf. Half of the examples shown in millwork catalogs display shelf A and half have shelf B (like the example shown here). |
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Millwork catalog references: Woodward's National Architect (1869) page 23 ; Penrhyn (1869) page 25, 26 (2), 27 (2) ; Nichols (1880) page 3, 14 (2) ; Charles Williams' Sons (1880) page 32 ; | |