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 262
ves reminds us of Petworth (Fig. 180),the hanging fishes are quite in the Gibbons manner and the drops are bunched as he wouldhave designed them. At this same date one Mr. Cossin was building a small but highlyfinished chapel at Redland on the outskirts of Bristol. The little chancel has a large… … FIG. 231.- manner of Queen Anne rather than in thatof George II. The bunches of flower and foliage that oceurbelow the frames (Fig. 232) between ribbonknots tied with a tasselled cord are delicatelycarved in soft wood left untouched as Gibbonswould have had it. They are glued andbradded on to the…
