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FIVE FOLD SCREEN

Creator(s): Unknown (Maker) , Sessions Clock Company (Clockmaker)

On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom


About this object

Louis XV style; frame in painted and gilt wood; vines of flowers and leaves carved in the round, draped over top; at top of center panel a clock marked "Sessions" flanked by winged putti in gilt wood. Upper part of panels in glass with putti and foliage in painted plaster affixed to the glass. Vase in carved gilt wood in center mirrored panel. Lower panels covered in pale blue silk brocade.

Object name:
FIVE FOLD SCREEN
Made from:
Wood -- glass -- metal
Made in:
France
Date made:
late 19th-early 20th Century
Size:
179.1 cm (70 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
31.138
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
Type : INSCRIPTIONS Sessions [On dial] Alarm / Movement [twice] / Swiss / 934886 [On clock mechanism]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973