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Paneling from Marmion, the Fitzhugh Family House, Tidewater, Virginia

  • Address: The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 720
  • Type: Architectural Remnant
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object

Paneling from Marmion, the Fitzhugh Family House, Tidewater, Virginia is a fully paneled period room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The architectural details come from the principal parlor of Marmion, a historic home located near Comorn in King George County, Virginia. The seven sided room with a corner fireplace and two corner cupboards is embellished fluted Ionic pilasters surmounted by a full entablature frame the room's doors, windows, fireplace and panels. The panels hold wall paintings dating from circa 1770-1780. - AsNotedIn


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Paneling from Marmion, the Fitzhugh Family House, Tidewater, Virginia
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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1670/00/00 Colonel William Fitzhugh, patriarch of the Fitzhugh family in Virginia, builds the oldest part of Marmion soon after 1670.
1795/00/00 Use of three-course American bond on the north chimney indicates that enlargement at the north end of the house occurred after 1790 or 1800.

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Particulars for Paneling from Marmion, the Fitzhugh Family House, Tidewater, Virginia:
Disposition Architectural Remnant
Area of Significance Art
Area of Design Decorative Arts
Sight Category Object
Artistic Movement Rococo




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