Folding screen
Edward Lear (Holloway 1812 – San Remo 1888)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Painted deal, leather and paper
Measurements
213.4 x 213.4 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220665
Summary
A painted deal five panel screen, English, circa 1920 Mounted with a total of twenty-five 19th century coloured lithographs of tropical birds, by Edward Lear and John Gould, on a black leather and cloth ground.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection
Marks and inscriptions
some illustrations signed by Lear, some by Gould
Makers and roles
Edward Lear (Holloway 1812 – San Remo 1888), artist John Gould (1804-1881), artist