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Barr House, Interior Detail of plaster corbel in staircase hall
SC 565418
Description Barr House, Interior Detail of plaster corbel in staircase hall
Date 1964
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 565418
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 473
Scope and Content Detail of plaster corbel on staircase of Barr House, Argyll and Bute Barr House was originally a rectangular two-storeyed block dating to the third quarter of the 18th century and typical of a small laird's house of this period. In 1815 a west wing was added and in 1844 the house was extended with a court of offices. The ceiling of the staircase hall is decorated with plaster rib vaults which spring from ornamental plaster corbels such as this one in the form of the head of a man. He may be a member of a religious order as he appears to have a tonsure-style haircut. It is thought James Gillespie Graham (1777-1855) was responsible for the design of the west wing. An accomplished architect in the Gothic style, Graham used carved timber, stone and plaster to re-create medieval details in his interiors. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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