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Victorian Cornice Collection

Interior design during The Victorian period (1837 – 1901) became more extravagant throughout its span. This extravagance also influenced the detail and enrichment of the ceiling rose and cornice designs, as well as more elaborate plaster ceiling decoration. Whilst more modest Victorian houses maintained a plainer design to the cornice and ceiling roses, the higher ceilings offered by the larger homes provided a wonderful opportunity for the designers and plasterers of this period.

This was an opportunity that was not wasted, with plaster ceiling decorations of elaborate swags, floral designs and festoons being incorporated into more and more detailed ribs and panelling. These intricate patterns and enrichment being continued within the cornice and ceiling rose patterns.

This heightened embellishment of design still maintained links with classical ornament. For example, Acanthus leaf and anthemion decoration can often be identified within Victorian cornice whilst both of these are to be found within ancient Greek architecture. The use of intertwined foliage is often used in order to cover a large area with a relatively small amount of ornament, this process being seen in most periods of architectural history, and was very popular with Victorian designers to create the enriched plates to their larger cornice designs. 

This natural flamboyancy and extravagance of the Victorian designers and plasterers was given a further boost with the introduction of fibrous plaster, the technique being patented in 1856. Through this process large precast plaster panels, with canvas as a reinforcing agent, could be moulded, cast and nailed into position on site. This process quickly extended from purely ceiling panelling to also include cornice and roses, and as such allowing the development of both the scale and extravagance of design of these items also.

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  1. HPS37 Cornice "Cavendish"
    HPS37 Cornice "Cavendish" is a Victorian large fibrous plaster profile is a cove enriched profile with roses and closed leaves, leading to a ceiling plate with reeds crossed by leaf enrichment, finishing to a cyma recta section to the bottom member. Originally taken from an existing moulding in the St Johns Wood area of London, a cricket balls throw away from Lords cricket ground. HPS37 Cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths.
    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS37 Cornice Product Details
    Ceiling Projection 285mm
    Wall Height 264mm
    Length 3000mm
  2. HPS40 Cove "Portland"

    HPS40 Cove "Portland" is enriched fibrous plaster profile with a galosh and leaf enrichment leading to a drip member and bed detail sitting below the cyma recta ceiling line. The Cove sitting on a half round and cavetto to the wall line. Originally taken from an existing moulding in the Portland place are of central London on the Howard De Walden estate. HPS40 Cove manufactured in 3 metre lengths.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS40 Cornice Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 93mm
    Wall Height 140mm
    Length 3000mm

     

  3. HPS41 "Chesham" Cornice

    HPS41 Chesham Cornice is a small upright cornice enriched with a water leaf design sitting below a cavetto and finishing into a half round section. This water leaf fibrous plaster moulding was originally taken from an existing cornice to a property on Chesham place within the Cadogan estate in central London, the estate becoming the Manor of Chelsea through the marriage of Lord Cadogan and the heiress to Sir Hans Sloane. HPS41 Plain Run Square Cornice manufactured in 3 metre lengths.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select an appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS41 Cornice Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 53mm
    Wall Height 100mm
    Length 3000mm
  4. HPS42 Enriched Cove "Portland"

    HPS42 Enriched Cove "Portland"is an upright leaf detailed cove with bead enrichment to the top member sitting beneath the cyma recta. Originally taken from an existing moulding in the Portland place of central London on the Howard De Walden estate.

    HPS42 Enriched cove moulding is manufactured in 3 metre lengths. Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS42 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 170mm
    Wall Height 187mm
    Length 3000mm
  5. HPS43 Leaf Enriched Cornice

    HPS43 Leaf Enriched Cornice is a double flora enrichment of upright leaf and acanthus leaf with bead enrichment to the top member sitting beneath the cyma recta. HPS43 Leaf Enriched Cornice manufactured in 3 metre lengths.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select an appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
  6. HPS44 Small Leaf Cornice

    HPS44 Small Leaf Cornice is a Victorian upright profile with an upright leaf enrichment.

    HPS44 leaf cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths. Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products.
     
    Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
     
    HPS44 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 50mm
    Wall Height 125mm
    Length 3000mm
  7. HPS46 Cornice "Swindon"

    HPS46 Cornice "Swindon"is a small decorative cornice enriched with an open acanthus leaf and shell design.

    HPS46 cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths. Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS46 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 80mm
    Wall Height 87mm
    Length 3000mm
  8. HPS47 Closed Flute Cove

    HPS47 Closed Flute Cove is a small enriched fibrous plaster cove profile, sitting between cyma recta and cyma reversa sections. HPS47 is available in differing sizes to allow continuity between varying ceiling heights.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS47 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 55mm
    Wall Height 65mm
    Length 3000mm
  9. HPS49 Drip Cornice

    HPS49 Cornice is a fibrous plaster drip profile with ancanthus leaf enrichment to both the top and bottom members. HPS49 Drip Cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select an appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS49 Cornice Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 130mm
    Wall Height 160mm
    Length 3000mm
  10. HPS50 Plain Cove

    HPS50 Plain Cove design with a leaf to the bottom member and a flower and leaf to the top member.

    HPS50 cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths. Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS50 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 148mm
    Wall Height 145mm
    Length 3000mm
  11. HPS51 Cornice "William & Mary"

    HPS51 Cornice "William & Mary" is a large fibrous plaster moulding with a large acanthus leaf. The William and Mary 1689 – 1702 period during the English Restoration employed the use of fruits; flowers; shells; garlands and swags, this Cornice is one such example of acanthus leaf and leaf to top member. HPS51 Cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths.

    Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select an appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS51 Cornice Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 135mm
    Wall Height 190mm
    Length 3000mm
  12. HPS52 Enriched Cornice

    HPS52 Enriched Cornice is a large ceiling profile with an open acanthus leaf design. The William and Mary 1689 – 1702 period during the English Restoration employed the use of fruits; flowers; shells; garlands and swags, this Cornice is one such example of acanthus leaf and leaf to top member.

    HPS52 cornice is manufactured in 3 metre lengths. Heritage Plaster Services offer a supply and installation services for all products. Please feel free to contact our Sales Team on 01708 252400 or by email sales@hpslondon.co.uk for more information. We would be happy to assist you select the appropriately sized and styled mouldings for your project whatever the scale or type of project you have in mind.
    HPS52 Product Details  
    Ceiling Projection 110mm
    Wall Height 125mm
    Length 3000mm

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