Screen, Fire
- Object Name:
- Screen, Fire
- Object ID:
- 2002.625.07
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Firescreen in metal frame. Metal frame painted or electroplated brass with a brass dowel on bottom. Inside frame is a needlepoint embroidery, wool on linen, with an unidentified metal backing. View from the back shows two layers of fabric with the underlayer silk and the upper layer linen and the edges are stitched together. Metal frame is edged with fleur de lis on thre sides and top has arches with fleur de lis on top. Interior of frame is scalloped. Image is of a women with baby sitting down and a man, shepherd, leaning against a tree and six sheep resting or drinking water. Far background has an aqueduct with a dwelling and mountains. Colors include shades of blue, red and pink and shades of green, brown, white and black.
- Material:
- Textile
Metal
Brass
Linen
Wool - Dimensions:
- H-15.25 W-10.75 inches
- Provenance:
- unknown
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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