Antique c1770\'s Massachusetts Hand Done Floral Embroidery Pole Fire Screen


Antique c1770\'s  Massachusetts Hand Done Floral Embroidery Pole Fire Screen

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Antique c1770\'s Massachusetts Hand Done Floral Embroidery Pole Fire Screen :
$750.00


Antique Massachusetts c18th Century c1770\'s-1780\'s Hand Done Embroidery Pole Fire Screen On Stand. The embroidery has 3 tears on screening and does not effect the embroidery and can be fixed with a screen backing from the Hobby store or Craft\'s store. The embroidery screen goes up and down for adjustment with ease. The embroidery screen is attached to a stand with a Carved wood base with 3 feet and a iron shaft which the screen is attached. Besides the 3 tears on the screening this Fire screen is a Excellent item! MEASURES: Screen with stand- 46\" x 18\" Screen alone - 19 1/2\" x 18\" x 1\". PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE!-------

Afire screen sheetbegan as a form of furniturethat acted as a shield between the occupants of a room and thefireplace, and its primary function was to reduce the discomfort of excessive heat from a log fire. Early firescreens were generally shaped as flat panels standing on attached feet, or as adjustable shield-shaped panels mounted on tripod table legs.

Firescreens in the modern home have become decorative shields ofsheet metal,glass, orwire meshthat can be placed in front of afireplaceopening to protect the room from open flames and flying embers that may be emitted by the fire.

Fire screens were used to cover the fireplace when nothing was burning inside it, and make it look more decorative.


Types of fire screen[edit]

Thethree-panelfire screen, which covers the fireplace almost completely, has two side panels angled away from the central panel. It is an effective way of providing decoration in a room.

Thehorse screen, orcheval screen(cheval is the French word for horse) was in common use from the 18th century. It is a wide screen having two feet on each side, the arrangement of the feet giving the screen its name. Placed in front of the unused fireplace, the decorated screen improves the appearance of a room. Screens are decorated withembroidery,papier maché, painted wood or perhapsstained glass; the frame and feet might be carved.

Thepole screenalso began to appear in the 18th century. It is a smaller screen placed on a vertical pole which is mounted on a tripod; placed between a lit fire and an occupant of the room, the screen can be adjusted up or down to shield the person\'s face from the heat. The screen might be rectangular or a more decorous shape, and is decorated perhaps with embroidery, lacquer or paint.

Thebannerscreen is similar to a pole screen; instead of a solid screen there is a loose piece of silk or embroidery, weighted with tassels on the lower edge; like a banner, it is supported from the top edge by a crossbar connected to a pole.

Some antique fire screens[edit]
  • French fire screen, 1787

  • Pole fire screen, Massachusetts, about 1780

  • Fire screen of about 1880, withbrocadedsilk and gilded wood


Antique c1770\'s Massachusetts Hand Done Floral Embroidery Pole Fire Screen :
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