Folding screen

Date1820-1840

MediumYellow pine, wallpaper and backing

DimensionsOH: 59 7/16"; OW: 58 3/8"; OD: 27/32"

Credit LineGift of The Burlington-Gwathmey Memorial Foundation

Object number1988-441

DescriptionAppearance - rectangular folding wallpaper screen with two panels; painted grey-green around inset panels; inset particle board acts as backing for wall paper; birds and foliage wallpaper, multicolored on a black backgtround; straight sides; sides extend down to form feet.
Construction - paneled sides mortise and tenoned together secured with wooden dowels; wallpaper backing nailed on; hinges screwed on.ProvenanceOwned by the Gwathmey family of King William County, Virginia.