overmantel

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Gerrit Dijsselhof trained as a painter but, influenced by the ideas of the English Arts & Crafts movement, wanted to reunite art and crafts. This mantelpiece is a fine example of this practice. Dijsselhof designed and carved the sea creatures above the watercolour of fishes. The result is more a decorative panel than a work of art.

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Title	overmantel
Material and technique	Water colour, water based paint, cutwork, gilded wood and glass
Object type	Overmantel > Architectural elements > Living > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 250 cm Width 120,5 cm Depth 7 cm
Artists	Artist: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Accession number	Div. M 89 a-c (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased 2007
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	2007
Creation date	in 1892
Internal exhibitions	Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013)
Material	Glass > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Water colour > Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object Watercolour > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Overmantel > Architectural elements > Living > Utensil
Technique	Gilding > Gilded > Plate > Metallized > Covering surfaces > General technique > Technique > Material and technique Gilding > Gilded > Plate > Metallized > Covering surfaces > General technique > Technique > Material and technique Cutwork > Decorative techniques > Ceramic technique > Technique > Material and technique