Fire screen
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Giltwood, glass and wool
Measurements
610 mm (Width); 810 mm (L)
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Berrington Hall, Herefordshire (Accredited Museum)
On show at
Boudoir, Berrington Hall, Herefordshire, Midlands, National Trust
NT 617677
Caption
This giltwood embroidered fire screen is one of a number of collection objects that can be seen at Berrington which previously belonged to the Comte de Flahaut who was the son of the French diplomat Talleyrand and became Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor Napoleon and later French ambassador to London.
Summary
Embroidered fire screen panel in a giltwood frame. The embroidery is worked in polychrome silks, metal threads and chenille on an undyed linen ground.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Mrs C.V.Lawson.