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The staircase of Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway, Ireland, c.1890 (b/w photo)

The staircase of Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway, Ireland, c.1890 (b/w photo)
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The staircase of Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway, Ireland, c.1890 (b/w photo)
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Detroit Institute of Arts, USA
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The most striking features of the house were its "ambitious wood-carvings, massive doorcases and a famous baroque staircase", one of the first grand staircases in Ireland, with "acanthus leaves issuing from grotesque masks and rolling down the banisters" and "by far the most exuberant piece of wood carving surviving from the 17th century". Dutch craftsmen are believed to have worked there, with the possible involvement of the Dublin-based French-born James Tabary. One chimneypiece followed a design of Serlio's.

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wood (material) / material / grotesque / acanthus / heraldry / county galway / coat of arms / motif / steps / ornate / wood-carvings / stairs / baroque / wooden / leaf / irish / leaves / architecture / grotesque / heraldic / carvings / hall / wood-carving / grotesques / elaborate / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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