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Fire Screen

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1868-1933

GUSN

GUSN-5483

Description

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.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fire screens (furniture)
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
wire
weaving
Iron
Wire
Brass
Woven
SCREEN, FIRE

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

33.5 x 37.5 x 7.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.799

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