Fire screen, probably Portsmouth, 1875-90

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Photo by Ralph Morang

Photo by Ralph Morang

Name/Title

Fire screen, probably Portsmouth, 1875-90

Entry/Object ID

536

Description

Needlepointed/canvaswork fire screen with stand. Stand has turned legs. Screen swivels on stand. Embroidered scene of two women, one kneeling, one sitting in chair in front of fire with window in background (shiny blue beads embroidered into window). Probably Portsmouth

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

536

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1900

Notes

Date: 1875-1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: paper label on upper left back side: “Ports. Hist. Society #1”; paper label on lower right back side: “PL40”

Dimensions

Dimension Description

includes frame

Height

46 in

Width

33-3/4 in

Depth

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

without frame: 26 1/2 w X 28 1/4 h

Materials

Material

Mahogany, Wool, Canvas

Material Notes

Mahogany frame, wool on canvas (Berlin work)