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Fire Screen

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-68840

Description

Carved, gilt frame with scroll and shell motif; slight arch with shell crest.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fire screens (furniture)
gilding
glass (material)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Rococo Revival
Gilded
Rococo Revival
Silk
Glass
SCREEN, FIRE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Sturgis, Howard Overing (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

38.875 x 24.375 x 14.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1704

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