Indian Ceiling Panel with Lattice Motif

Somebody decided the garden should continue overhead.

This ceiling panel with lattice motif is from Gujarat, India, early 20th century, in carved teak with brass and iron fittings. Gujarat is known for its wood-carved houses, where ornament often carried up to the ceiling. A grid of interlocking lobed compartments fills the center, each with a small floret. Around it, a wide border of climbing vines breaks into gold-toned leaves, held inside a stepped molding. The panel measures 115 inches by 85.

Neck strain was evidently an acceptable cost.