SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Fire Screen

Herter Brothers (American)

Fire Screen, Herter Brothers (American), c. 1878–80, gilded wood, painted and gilded wood panels, brocaded silk, embossed pa…

Maker: Herter Brothers (American)
Date: c. 1878–80
Medium: gilded wood, painted and gilded wood panels, brocaded silk, embossed paper
Dimensions: Overall: 131.8 x 76.2 x 58.3 cm (51 7/8 x 30 x 22 15/16 in.)
Form: Stand
Origin: America
Culture: America
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1997.58
Credit line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

Produced by the New York decorating firm Herter Brothers, this screen would have been used to shield sitters from the heat of a fireplace.

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