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Fire screen, Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard|Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard, ca. 1750–60, Carved and gilded beechwood, embroidered silk…
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Fire screen

Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard|Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard · ca. 1750–60

Medium
Carved and gilded beechwood, embroidered silk (not original)
Dimensions
44 1/16 × 29 9/16 × 17 1/8 in. (111.9 × 75.1 × 43.5 cm)
Accession
1971.206.15
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Culture
French, Paris
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