Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)
Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 186
, enclosing a spacewhere below is a fireplace en-closed by a marble architravewith the bolection or rollmoulding of the age of Wren,and above a panel of armsnot unlike that in the SaltersCedar Room, Here, how-ever, it is the arms andsupporters of William IIIthat are represented, and thecarving that… … FIG. 163.—NEW RIVER COMPANY. THE OAK ROOM. toof fishes, crayfish, water plants, as well as ears of corn, The carving in places has referenceincludes creels, water-birds, all kindsgrasses, flowers and fruit. The ceiling carries this idea out in its fine plasterwork, for not only has it the usual…
