overmantel
Above the mantel
An overmantel is a decorative structure or panel placed above a fireplace mantel, typically featuring a mirror, painting, or ornamental woodwork.
Victorian and Edwardian homes often had elaborate overmantels with shelves and carved details: The antique overmantel held family photographs and a gilded mirror.
Shelf above fireplace
- chimneypieceFireplace's ornamental surround
- surroundEnclose on every side
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
pilaster · entablature · pediment · molding · carving · lintel · cartouche · architrave
Reflective viewing surface
- paintingPigment on canvas
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- artworkVisual creative production
gilding · sconce · candelabra · clock · vase · figurine · porcelain · photograph
Of a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- colonialOf occupied territories
Adam · rococo · neoclassical · baroque · Tudor · Jacobean · antique · vintage
Fireplace floor area
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- chimneybreastWall containing chimney structure
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
inglenook · grate · andirons · fender · fireguard · poker · mantelshelf · hearthstone
mantelpiece
Shelf above fireplace
- chimneypieceFireplace's ornamental surround
- surroundEnclose on every side
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
cornice · pilaster · entablature · pediment · molding · carving · lintel · cartouche · architrave · panel
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
artwork · gilding · sconce · candelabra · clock · vase · figurine · porcelain · photograph · plaque
Victorian
Of a prim era
colonial · Adam · rococo · neoclassical · baroque · Tudor · Jacobean · antique · vintage · period
hearth
Fireplace floor area
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- chimneybreastWall containing chimney structure
firebox · inglenook · grate · andirons · fender · fireguard · poker · mantelshelf · hearthstone · flue
ornate
Elaborately decorated
mirrored · embellished · elaborate · classical · marble · wooden · painted · lacquered · inlaid · fluted
- antique furnitureantique furniture, chairs, tables, highboys, cabinets