Pole screen

Item Information

Title:
Pole screen
Description:
Tripod base; C-scroll legs on ball feet; pole with ball finial. Screen: octagonal with decorative borders around central bouguet of flowers on yellow ground. Backing: reddish- brown leather. Screen attached to pole with brass rings.
Date:
1825–1835
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
gilding (technique)
leather
mahogany (wood)
painting (coating)
stenciling (process)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
pole screens
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
C-scrolls
floral patterns
Mahogany
Leather
Brass
Turned
Painted
Stenciled
Gilded
Floral
Scroll
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
64 in. x 17.375 in. (H x W); 12.5 in. (W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8029
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.307
Identifier:
8029