Folding screen
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Paper, brass, paint, glass, textile
Measurements
174.6 x 240 x 3 cm
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1255054
Summary
A four-leaf folding screen, probably Chinese export, late 19th century Decorated with depictions of Chinese images, paintings on the top and embroidery below. The back with a blueish fabric on a paper base. The whole with a black and gilt painted frame with metal corner protection at the four outside corners.
Provenance
Bequest of the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy made to the National Trust by Henry John Ralph Bankes (1902-1981). NT ownership commenced from 19th August 1982.