Carving from an Overmantel

Grinling Gibbons

Cleveland Museum of Art

Carving from an Overmantel by Grinling Gibbons: A wooden carving, likely made of oak or another hardwood, featuring a dense arrangement of flowers, fruits, and foliage. The carving is intricately detailed, with visible textures on the leaves and petals. It has a light brown color with a slightly darker brown patina. The composition is asymmetrical, with a large flower at the center and smaller flowers, berries, and leaves branching out around it. The carving appears to be a fragment, possibly from a larger decorative piece, and has a small metal loop at the top.