Folding Screen, Branches and Tendrils
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Canvas, pigment, on wood frame
DATES
1920
DIMENSIONS
each panel: 65 7/8 x 16 3/4 x 7/8 in. (167.3 x 42.5 x 2.2 cm)
SIGNATURE
Lower proper right corner of side with primitive figures: "R.W. CHANLER./1920"
ACCESSION NUMBER
22.83
CREDIT LINE
Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Four-part folding screen. Each tall narrow panel with identical arched top. One side with gold ground and tall vertical undulating black seaweed interspersed with elongated silver fish decorated with black dots, scales, and fins. Other side with wide black conforming border with interior loosely painted with striations of off-white, pinks, and blues, with one black primative dancing figure to lower register of each panel and black birds and butterflies above.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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