Explore Fairfax: Great Staircase: The Collection
Objects in the Great Staircase
Balusters
The design of the ironwork, by Leeds ironsmith Maurice Tobin, with its figure of eight pattern and interlacing scrollwork is similar to that seen at Aske Hall near Richmond, Yorks.
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Putti
The chubby little figure holds aloft in one hand a pendant on a ribbon. Within the pendant are seen a pair of hearts (symbols of sacred and profane love) and a rose which together, identifies this as a metaphor for the Roman Catholic religion.
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Stucco Ceiling
Lord Fairfax will have worked closely with the stuccoist, Giuseppe Cortese, to create this complex medley of message and meaning.
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Stucco Dragon
In western civilisations, the dragon is often used as a metaphor for the devil and this is the intention with the display.
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Venetian Window
The finely proportioned window has solid Siena marble columns, the original glazing bars and a stone balustrade below.
Category: Architectural feature
BalustersThe design of the ironwork, by Leeds ironsmith Maurice Tobin, with its figure of eight pattern and interlacing scrollwork is similar to that seen at Aske Hall near Richmond, Yorks.
Category: Architectural feature
PuttiThe chubby little figure holds aloft in one hand a pendant on a ribbon. Within the pendant are seen a pair of hearts (symbols of sacred and profane love) and a rose which together, identifies this as a metaphor for the Roman Catholic religion.
Category: Architectural feature
Stucco CeilingLord Fairfax will have worked closely with the stuccoist, Giuseppe Cortese, to create this complex medley of message and meaning.
Category: Architectural feature
Stucco DragonIn western civilisations, the dragon is often used as a metaphor for the devil and this is the intention with the display.
Category: Architectural feature
Venetian WindowThe finely proportioned window has solid Siena marble columns, the original glazing bars and a stone balustrade below.
Category: Architectural feature