Pole Screen
1750-1760 (made)
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| Place of origin |
On loan to the Judges Lodgings, Lancaster.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Mahogany. Turned shaft. |
| Brief description | Turned mahogany pole screen with embroidered panel, England, 1750-1760 |
| Physical description | Pole screen of mahogany. A turned shaft supports a panel of gros and petit point embroidery in a moulded frame, the design of flowers in a central cartouche. At the base of the shaft is a vase-shaped member carved with pierced acanthus foliage. The tripod stand has scrolled feet, and is enriched with acanthus ornament. |
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| Object history | Lent to the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster, from 1987. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | On loan to the Judges Lodgings, Lancaster. |
| Bibliographic reference | VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL ACQUISITIONS DURING THE YEAR 1928, ILLUSTRATED (LONDON: PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1929), p.84
In the course of the year the collection of English furniture and woodwork received some notable additions which greatly enhanced its representative character: among them being several gifts of outstanding importance….
MAHOGANY FURNITURE OF THE MID-18TH CENTURY. In the middle of the 18th century supports of tripod form were fashionable for several varieties of furniture, and many fire-screens of this design were made with turned shafts supporting an adjustable panel of needlework or tapestry. The Museum acquired a fine specimen, the panel being worked with floral scrolls and foliage surrounding a basket of flowers in a cartouche (Plate 49). At the base of the shaft is a vase-shaped member carved with pierced acanthus, while the stand has scrolled" French" feet like those shown in Chippendale's designs for pole screens. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.1-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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