The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . PANEL OF CEILING IN DRAWING-ROOM, HORNBY MANTELPIECE IN DRAWING-ROOM AT HORNBY HALL. THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 37 stiJl existing in Westmorland and Cumberland, which all appear to datebetween 1560 and 1590. Close under the ceiling, all round the room,is a border with inscriptions painted in Roman capitals, partly illegible,which I omitted to copy, but Dr. Taylor says they are Latin mottoes andlegends, and mentions one as mors christi vita mea. The mantelpieceis very handsome, and was gilded ; the boldly carved cornice reaching tot
The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . PANEL OF CEILING IN DRAWING-ROOM, HORNBY MANTELPIECE IN DRAWING-ROOM AT HORNBY HALL. THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 37 stiJl existing in Westmorland and Cumberland, which all appear to datebetween 1560 and 1590. Close under the ceiling, all round the room,is a border with inscriptions painted in Roman capitals, partly illegible,which I omitted to copy, but Dr. Taylor says they are Latin mottoes andlegends, and mentions one as mors christi vita mea. The mantelpieceis very handsome, and was gilded ; the boldly carved cornice reaching tothe ceiling is in three divisions, with the arms in the centre panel ; it iscuriously like the chimney-piece at Headlam (p. 23), but finer in Taylor remarks, If you picture the room in its original condition,you will realize its gorgeous aspect—the shining panelled woodwork liningthe walls, the inscription in bright letters running under the cornice, theelaborate ceiling, and last of all, the bold and richly decorated mantelpiecewith its shields, brilliant with tinctures and metals.
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