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So far, there’s only one piece of personal artwork up—a black-and-white photograph on the mantelpiece of the six children, smiling and holding their various pets—dogs, reptiles, and rodents.
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So far, there’s only one piece of personal artwork up—a black-and-white photograph on the mantelpiece of the six children, smiling and holding their various pets—dogs, reptiles, and rodents.
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There also are cabinet doors, glass door knobs, large drawers, cabinet pulls early-1900s chandeliers and sconces, fireplace surrounds, mantelpieces and a pedestal sink.
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These postmortem photographs, as they are known, were popular from the mid-19th through the early-20th centuries—common enough to grace mantelpieces.
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The cabinet card was made to be held, cherished, or displayed on the mantelpiece.
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There are 34 barristers at 4 Stone, including Jonathan Crow, whose office features a stuffed crow on the mantelpiece.
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Seven years later Fowler is putting together his own mantelpiece.
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Or a mantelpiece worth as much as $10,000, or an antique oak door worth perhaps $600.
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First Known Use of mantelpiece
1660
MANTELPIECE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of mantelpiece for English Language Learners
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: the shelf above a fireplace and the decorative pieces on the sides of the fireplace
MANTELPIECE Defined for Kids
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