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Pole screen

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-8062

Description

Yellow octagonal board screen; painted floral decoration with applied gilded foil, framing floral garland. Mahogany pole; ball finial screwed to top. Pole attached to back of screen by brass plate with two rings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pole screens
Mahogany
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Gilded
Floral
SCREEN, POLE

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

43.625 x 12.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.924

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