Draught screen
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
velvet, wood & paper
Measurements
2000 x 750 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287094
Summary
Large three-leaf screen stuck with prints, some with added inscriptions, arranged in orderly fashion with contrasting juxtaposition of subject matter, sometimes with paintings between. All six sides covered with red paper edge and red velvet fastened with round headed nails. Some cartoons, prints etc, date from late 18th to early 19th century, the later 19th century prints being on the other side.