Pole Screen
1740-1760 (made)
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The screen of carved mahogany stands on a plain pole above an openwork scrolled shaft with C brackets and acanthus foliage, enclosing a pawn finial. This stands on a tripod base with scrolled toes. The screen panel is rectangular, with straight sides curved ends, covered on one side with petit-point needlework and showing a bouquet of flowers in a vase, in colours on a fawn brown background.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Pole screen, carved mahogany and needlepoint, English, 1740-1760 |
| Physical description | The screen of carved mahogany stands on a plain pole above an openwork scrolled shaft with C brackets and acanthus foliage, enclosing a pawn finial. This stands on a tripod base with scrolled toes. The screen panel is rectangular, with straight sides curved ends, covered on one side with petit-point needlework and showing a bouquet of flowers in a vase, in colours on a fawn brown background. |
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| Credit line | Given by Brigadier W. E. Clark CMG, DSO through Art Fund |
| Object history | Received in 1946 from Brigadier W. E. Clark, C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L. from Elmstead House in Chislehurst, Kent. |
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| Accession number | W.48-1946 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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