Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Luce Center
Ladies' writing fire screen
Object name
Ladies' writing fire screen
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Glass, textile, leaves
Dimensions
open: 17 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 45.1 x 71.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Ladies' writing fire screen composed of seven glass panels with gothic-arched tops, each panel with green silk fabric stitched around outside edges; decorated with leaf specimens, one varieity for each panel, held to glass by backing of tulle fabric.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Rutledge, 1954
Object Number
Z.1021
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.
