Fire Screen
c. 1878–80
Medium
gilded wood, painted and gilded wood panels, brocaded silk, embossed paper
Dimensions
131.8 × 76.2 × 58.3 cm
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
1997.58
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About this artwork
During the 1870s the New York firm of Herter Brothers produced some of the most sophisticated and technically refined furniture made anywhere in the world at that date. Although the firm is known to have made a considerable quantity of gilded furniture, this fire screen is one of only a few examples to survive in good condition. The painted and gilded embossed panel of birds and flowers was likely made in Japan.
About the Artist
Herter Brothers (American) ( ) · 1851 –1899
1851–1899