Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladies' writing fire screen
Object name
Ladies' writing fire screen
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Glass, textile
Dimensions
open: 17 3/4 x 25 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 45.1 x 64.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Ladies' writing fire screen composed of eight glass panels with gothic-arched tops, each panel with brown silk fabric stitched around outside edges; decorated with cut-out pieces of glazed printed cotton chintz held to glass by backing of tulle fabric; imagery includes birds and foliage.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Rutledge, 1954
Object Number
Z.1022
Gallery Label
This ladies' writing fire screen and a related example were made by Eliza Lawrence Wells of New Brunswick, New Jersey, daughter of Thomas Lawrence Wells and Julia Brach Lawrence Wells.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
