Chanler Screen

Object/Artifact

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Planting Fields

May 2025

May 2025

Name/Title

Chanler Screen

Entry/Object ID

2023.002.001

Description

Four panel screen, painted on both sides, depicts porcupines in a forest on one side and a night scene with owls on the reverse. Panel was shown in the 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, in New York and Chicago.

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Emily Leger

Acquisition

Accession

2023.002

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Winthrop Chanler

Date made

1911

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Lower right corner

Transcription

Robert W. Chanler, 1911

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Chanler Screen

Dimensions

Height

98-7/16 in

Width

96 in

Depth

3-15/16 in

Location

Location

Room

Natalie's Bedroom

Building

Coe Hall

Date

April 3, 2025

Location

Room

Robert's Bedroom

Building

Coe Hall

Date

January 8, 2025

Location

Room

Natalie's Bedroom

Building

Coe Hall

Category

Permanent

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 24, 2023

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 24, 2023

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

Initial Condition Assessment

Treatment

Date(s)

Aug 8, 2023

Conservator

Lowy

Treatment Notes

Reps from Lowy came on site to assess screen and determine what could be done to clean up and repair screen before putting it on display. Their assessment report is attached.

Valuations

Valuation Type

Purchase Price

Value

$30,000.00

Date

Oct 30, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Thomas Taylor (and his children Thalia, Christina, and Eric Taylor) of Wimbledon, London, UK on June 20, 2023. Taylor purchased screen from The Royal Automobile Club, of Woodcote Park, Surrey, UK, at a Silent Auction on March 29, 2023. Provenance prior to Royal Automobile Club unclear.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Shipped from London to Oyster Bay by Convelio.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 24, 2023

Updated By

Emily Leger

Update Date

August 29, 2025