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Fire screen

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2021.9.13.10ac.AA.FU.C1860.AH
Description
Ebony wooden table fire screen with the cross-stitch chenille embroidery covered by glass from both sides. The symetrical floral embroidery is made on the cardboard perforated paper in blue, green, red, white, beige colours. The square base is made of ebony wood with golden polish.

The screen could be detached and transformed in a hand held fire screen. When put inside in the base it is fixed by an ivory screw on the back of the base. The base without the embroidered screen rest with the wooden decor in a form of the head polished with golden lacquer on the top.   
 
Materials
Wood
Paper
Embroidery thread
Ivory
Origin
circa 1860 Austria-Hungary
Dimensions
Width : 24.5 cm
Length : 14.5 cm
Height : 44 cm