mantelpiece

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Their work had an unlikely brush with literary fame: during a visit in 1873, Mark Twain was so taken with the dining‑room mantelpiece at Ayton Castle that he purchased it.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The density of the ornament is matched only by its cheapness, with chalices lined up on the mantelpiece like the decorator raided the trophy case of a middle-school gymnasium.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

This product is about 4 inches long, with a string for hanging from your rearview mirror or mantelpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

A fallen tree’s “live edge” can make a nice mantelpiece or floating shelf, Elfline suggests.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling