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Culture:American
Title:pole screen
Date Made:ca. 1760
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood: mahogany, ash?; shellac, gilding, base metal: iron, steel; leather
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: h: 62 w: 21 d: 22 in.
Accession Number:  HD 2058
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
2027_ATt.jpg

Description:
Pole screen base or fire screen base which holds the embroidery "Fishing Lady" (2027). This base has a taperered and turned pole and a tripod base ending in serpent feet with period casters with leather wheels, which is covered overall with gilding and ebonizing shellac layers. Pole screens are rare in American furniture. Ostensibly, they protected one's face (that might be made up with paraffin-based cosmetics anong the well-to-do) from the heat of the fire. More to the point, they offered an ostentatious means of displaying fancy needlework.

Tags:
fishing

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