Lipchitz made the fireplace mantel and Marcoussis created a Cubist rug. Lipchitz made the fireplace mantel, and Marcoussis made a Cubist rug. Franklin D. Roosevelt had Adams's blessing carved into the mantel in the State Dining Room. The attention to carved detail is what defines a great mantel. The Mirror & The Light is a historical novel by English writer Hilary Mantel. It also included architectural elements purchased from chateaux in France, such as the library mantel. On that mantel is a picture of Glenn Ford as Pa Kent. The defining element of a great mantel is the design and workmanship. I have a sense that Hilary Mantel wanted that immediacy. And doesn't she give long, piercing looks at his portrait over the mantel? Previous lecturers include Rowan Williams and Hilary Mantel. Roosevelt also added an inscription to the "Buffalo mantel". The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers including Hilary Mantel. They were quickly turned heel under manager Dutch Mantel. He then went to the Continental Wrestling Association where he feuded with Dutch Mantel.