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Mantel Ornament in the form of a Castle with a Mosque, also known as possibly Cortachy Castle, Angus, Scotland
Mantel Ornament in the form of a Castle with a Mosque, also known as possibly Cortachy Castle, Angus, Scotland

Mantel Ornament in the form of a Castle with a Mosque, also known as possibly Cortachy Castle, Angus, Scotland

CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1840-1860
MediumGlazed earthenware with polychrome enamel decorations and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 8 13/16 × 6 1/8 inches (22.38 × 15.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard A. Wood in memory of Virginia Conklin Wood
Object number2021.5.18
On View
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DescriptionWhite with blueish overglaze on stonework. Dual orange entrance door. Multicolor and gilt window and roof details. Drummer boy with orange jacket and white trousers by right facing tower. Yellow grass on base with brown overpainting.Exhibition History

Castles, Cottages, and Crime, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, July 10 2021–March 06 2022, no cat.

Gallery Label
This ornament might represent a Middle Eastern city with a mosque, which allowed consumers in the 1800s to fantasize about the British empire from the comfort of their parlors. It might also be a loosely imagined version of Cortachy Castle, in Angus, Scotland, a fifteenth-century building that underwent a fanciful renovation campaign in 1820. 
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