The acanthus-enriched swept cornice bears a shell-finialled and acanthus-scrolled cartouche. This is displayed within the tympanum of a truss-supported pediment which is garlanded with fruit and flowers, emblematic of Peace and Plenty. Its Palladian form relates to overmantel frame patterns of the George II period such as R. Morris published in his Architecture Improv'd in a Collection of Modern, Useful and Elegant Designs, 1757. A related pier-glass is illustrated in F.L. Hinckley, Queen Anne & Georgian Looking Glasses, New York, 1987, p. 103, pl. 77