Object Number 1957.0997.001

Object Name

Pole screen (Fire screen)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

New York or Philadelphia, New York or Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The embroidered and painted silk panel was possibly made in the United States between 1790-1810.

Date

1800-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; pasted to fabric backing on backside of panel; "BOWIE/ FAMILY/ MARLBOROUGH/ MD" (in ink)

Materials

Mahogany; Tulip poplar; Paint; Silk; Paper; Cotton

Techniques

Painted, Printed, Embroidered, Woven (satin), Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

58.25 (H) , 18 (W) , 15.125 (D) , 17 (Image H) , 14.75 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

147.96 (H) , 45.72 (W) , 38.418 (D) , 17 (Image H) , 14.75 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH with finial; OW between feet; OD from one foot to mid-point between opposite feet. Dim. of screen: H 18 in. (45.6 cm); W 15.875 in. (40.2 cm); D (thickness) .75 in. (1.8 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 206.