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Pole screen (Fire screen)
1760-1775
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Wool
- Paper
- Silk
- Paint
- Linen
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1958.1788 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.1788 A, B
Object Name
Pole screen (Fire screen)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
China; Asia
Secondary Origin Notes
The wallpaper backing on this fire screen is Chinese, c. 1760-1775.
Date
1760-1775
Materials
- Mahogany
- Wool
- Paper
- Silk
- Paint
- Linen
- Canvas
Techniques
- Canvaswork
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched screen
Dimensions (inches)
61.25 (H) x 23.875 (W) x 20.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
155.575 (H) x 60.64 (W) x 51.75 (D)
Measurement Notes
W (screen): 21 inches; H (screen): 29.875 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 241.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 21.Other: Johnson, Donald F. Out of the Frying Pan and Onto the Fire Screen: The Dangers in Analysis of an Eighteenth Century New York Fire Screen.