Fire Screen with Shell-Matching Game
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Fire Screen with Shell-Matching Game

TitleFire Screen with Shell-Matching Game
Datec. 1870–80 19th century
MediumGilt wood frame with embroidered silk gift cover mounted as a panel
ClassificationFurniture and woodwork
OriginFrance, 19th century France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineFire Screen with Shell-Matching Game (貝合図刺繍袱紗ファイヤースクリーン), c. 1870–80. France, 19th century. Gilt wood frame with embroidered silk gift cover mounted as a panel; overall: 135.9 x 86.4 x 40.6 cm (53 1/2 x 34 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2007.182
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fire Screen with Shell-Matching Game” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1870–80. It is executed in gilt wood frame with embroidered silk gift cover mounted as a panel and classified as furniture and woodwork. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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