Object number
56/259
Description
A fire screen thought to be Victorian in origin. It could be placed on a table to protect people's faces from the heat of a fire.
This is a fire screen, thought to be Victorian in origin. It consists of a circular screen sitting on a stand, which could be placed on a table to protect people's faces from the heat of a fire. Nothing is known about the origins of this fire screen.
Physical description
fire screen: metal
Archival history
Letter, MERL to Miss Syer, 14th July 1956 - 'I have been asked to tell you that we believe the object is a Victorian fire screen. It would have been used by young ladies of the period who were anxious not to burn their face by the fire. The screen would have stood on a table.'
Production date
1850-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century, second half
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