Governor's Palace, Dining Room and Fireplace

Governor's Palace, Dining Room and Fireplace

Block 20. Building 03.

Governor’s Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Public buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Furniture -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Interior detail of the fireplace mantelpiece in the Dining Room of the Governor's Palace, 1935. Beautiful details characterize each fireplace within the meticulously reconstructed Governor's Palace, which opened as an exhibition building in April 1934. This close-up view of the ornate carving and marble facing on the fireplace in the governor's private dining room offers a glimpse into the lavish architectural elements of the royal residence. During excavations at the Governor's Palace site, archaeologists discovered fragments of fleur de peche marble around the surviving base of the the private dining room's chimney. Therefore, the same type of marble was used when reconstructing the private dining room's fireplace during the reconstruction of the Palace.

Lincoln, F.S.

1935

1935

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LC327P69

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board

8x10 inches