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Firescreen with moose hair-embroidered panel
Native American, Wyandot, Wendat (Huron)
about 1850
Object Place: Lorette (Village-des-Hurons), Quebec, Canada
Medium/Technique
Moosehair embroidery, stroud cloth, wood, and brass
Dimensions
44.45 x 50.16 cm (17 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
American Decorative Arts Curator's Fund
Accession Number1993.858
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
DescriptionWhite and pale-colored floral and foliate embroidery on red stroud cloth. Arched, trapezoidal shield shape on pole with three-legged stand.
Provenance1993, unknown collector or dealer, London. About August, 1993, purchased in Santa Fe, NM, by Trotta-Bono American Indian Art, Shrub Oak, NY; 1993, sold by Trotta-Bono American Indian Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 1993)