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Cheval fire screen, ca. 1730–40, Walnut frame, parcel gilt and needlework
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Cheval fire screen

Maker unknown · ca. 1730–40

Medium
Walnut frame, parcel gilt and needlework
Dimensions
Overall: 55 1/4 in. × 42 in. × 17 1/4 in. (140.3 × 106.7 × 43.8 cm)
Accession
64.101.1154
Credit line
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Culture
British
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