Embroidered Fire Screen

c. 1937

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Associated Names
Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large firescreen with a central painting of a woman seated on a bench within a decorative frame. The colors used are primarily earthy browns from the wooden frame and stand, with hints of blue, green, and pink in the central painting. The firescreen is positioned upright with a wooden stand resting on ball feet and a slender post extending upward from the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.2 x 26.7 cm (17 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 61 1/2"high overall; 17 1/2 x 16"screen; 14"spread of legs.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5248

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DEL. 259-1 ERNEST A. TOWERS JR

Wikidata ID

Q64559663

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