Hand fire screen (or Fire fan)

Item Information

Title:
Hand fire screen (or Fire fan)
Description:
Circular overall form with cupids' bow scalloped edge. Painted black with flowers in polychrome oil on gilt; handles turned and gilded.
Date:
1825–1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
gilding (technique)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
fire screens (furniture)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
putti (motifs)
flowers (plant components)
floral patterns
romances (medieval narratives)
Painted
Gilded
Romance
Cupid
Flower
Turned
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
9.5 in. x 15.75 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/7511
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.343.2
Identifier:
7511