Firescreen
Mary Hilsden
Category
Furniture
Date
1950 - 1970
Materials
Oak, textile and glass
Measurements
890 x 620 mm
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652800
Summary
An embroidered firescreen of a bunch of flowers in an irregular cartouche. The embroidery (glazed) was worked by Mrs Mary Hilsden. The Edwardian mahogany frame with turned baluster uprights raised on two arched supports.
Provenance
Gift to the National Trust by Miss Hilsden in 1986
Makers and roles
Mary Hilsden, embroiderer