overmantel

[ oh-ver-man-tl ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌmæn tl /

situated above a mantelpiece.

an ornament or panel situated above a mantelpiece.

Origin of overmantel

First recorded in 1880–85; over- + mantel

The ceiling of the Library has the four seasons for its decorative motif and the overmantel is a design of fruits and flowers.

Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia |Carrie Hunter Willis
The large mirrors of the wardrobe and overmantel were filling with vague lights and shadows.

A Mummer's Tale |Anatole France
She withdrew her hand, and tidied her hair in the mirror of the overmantel.

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne |William J. Locke
“It is an overmantel, my dear,” she had said to dubious Anastasia, when it was brought home.

The Nebuly Coat |John Meade Falkner

In architectural detail the fireplace and overmantel recall that of the Whitby Hall chimney piece.

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia |Frank Cousins

overmantel

/ (ˈəʊvəˌmæntəl) /

an ornamental shelf over a mantelpiece, often with a mirror