Fireboard
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- New England Painted Pine Fireboard
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1825
Mediumpolychrome pigment on pine with brass hardware
Dimensions33 1/4 x 49 x 2 in. (84.5 x 124.5 x 5.1 cm.)
DescriptionTrompe l'oeil painted pine fireboard, with a perspective view of a fireplace with a floral urn and surround of faux painted tile in tree motif; the rectangular panel with cut outs for andirons and fitted with brass pull. Possibly Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.93
Winthrop Chandler
ca. 1770-1780
Object number: L2015.41.159
