mantelshelf

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Nine years away from the West End stage, frolicsome Actress Sarah Churchill buckled down for her mantelshelf solo as the protagonist in a forthcoming production of Sir James Barrie's Peter Pan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, one could hardly believe two whole hours had elapsed when Miss Kenton looked up at the clock on the mantelshelf and said she would have to be returning home.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

P'raps he thought Adam Mayle was the man to leave a polite note on his mantelshelf, telling us where to look.

From The Watchers A Novel by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

On the mantelshelf stand statuettes of Goethe and Schiller, remembrances of Weimar; the walls are hung with water-colour sketches by Mdme.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.

In plate 2 the cupboard holds naught but two jugs; the lean cat prowls over the bare table; an ornament on the mantelshelf lies on its side.

From George Cruikshank by Chesson, W. H.