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Firescreen, ca. 1780, Mahogany
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Firescreen

Maker unknown · ca. 1780

Medium
Mahogany
Dimensions
54 1/2 x 15 x 12 1/2 in. (138.4 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm)
Accession
46.67.122a, b
Credit line
Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
Culture
American
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