Fire Screen
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Unknown Maker. Fire Screen, ca. 1881. Brass, 32 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (83.3 × 80 × 29.2 cm) mount: 33 × 31 1/2 × 12 in. (83.8 × 80 × 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.16. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 41.980.16_bw.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Maker
Retailer
Title
Fire Screen
Date
ca. 1881
Geography
Place made: England
Medium
Brass
Classification
Dimensions
32 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (83.3 × 80 × 29.2 cm) mount: 33 × 31 1/2 × 12 in. (83.8 × 80 × 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane
Accession Number
41.980.16
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
Can you tell me a little about this clock and this fireplace?
Sure! This fireplace and its accoutrements were designed and installed by the design firm of the Herter Brothers for John Sloane who was a partner at W & J Sloane, a New York furniture company. The fireplace is designed in the Jacobean Revival style, influenced by 16th-century English furniture and design. It's massive, and yet finely detailed.The clock itself was not designed by the Herter brothers, but actually imported from France.Can you tell me more about all of this?
This fireplace and its various parts were designed and installed by the firm of the Herter Brothers for John Sloane, who was a partner at W. & J. Sloane, a NY furniture company. The fireplace is designed in the Jacobean Revival Style, influenced by 16th century English furniture and design. The Jacobean style was noted for its 3-dimensional fullness of the design, which I think comes across with this sturdy mahogany fireplac
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