Object Number 1959.3406

Object Name

Pole screen (Fire screen)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Thomas Affleck (Furniture maker)-1795

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1760-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside of leg; "EC31 (crossed out)" (red paint)
2. Label; Underside of leg; "59.3406" (red paint)

Materials

Mahogany; Iron; Brass; Wool; Linen; Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Canvaswork, Carved, Turned

Construction Description

Screen hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

60 (H) , 19.5 (W) , 17.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

152.4 (H) , 49.53 (W) , 44.767 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the feet. H (screen): 26.00 in. W (screen): 19.000 in. D (screen): 0.875 in. Embroidered panel: H: 24.500 in; W: 17.500

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Beckerdite, Luke. 09//1985 Philadelphia Carving Shops, Part II: Bernard/Jugiez. Antiques.
• Published: fig. 15, p. 505.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 238.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: figs. 88 and 88a.