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Description: Arched rectangular shape; bead-on-fillet edging; in a garden of ground, a tree and a tall plant in a pot, the standing figure of a young person blowing a pipe, two sheep or goats behind; arched rectangular border with ovolo-moulded edging; symmetrical arrangement of scrolled foliage; on top, a scallop shell with a descending dolphin on each side of the arch.
Notes: The scene may be allegorical or purely representational.
- Decoration tags:
- 'Dutch' (shape)
- ovolo (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- pictorial
- allegorical
- animals
- humans
- plants
Manufactured: in the mid to late 17th century possibly in the Siegerland area of Germany.
Current location: Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex, England.
Museum number: NT/PET/M/60 (part of the National Trust museum group)
- Attached to series:
- 'Dutch' tall arch series
