Black woven mesh wire screen in squared C-shaped form; screen supported by two C-shaped horizontal iron rods and shaped vertical iron back; front shoulder of screen rounded with two brass C-shaped handles.
fire screens (furniture)
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
wire
weaving
Iron
Wire
Brass
Woven
SCREEN, FIRE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
33.5 x 37.5 x 7.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.799
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