Quillwork Eagle (Fire Screen)
Artist
Meade
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1780
MediumWood | Paint | Paper | Quillwork
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (74.9 x 110.5 cm)
InscribedNotation on back (in hand of N.M. Osborne, the donor): "Made by My Great-grandmother `Meade' about 1780. Screen for fireplace. N.M. Osborne".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. N.M. Osborne
Object number53.30.3
Not on view
DescriptionPainted screen for fireplace, made of painted coiled wood shavings with a red, white, and blue design showing a version of the Great Seal of the United States. It is done in mosaic or filagree quillwork, which was usually done in paper.Label TextMrs. Meade, probably Norfolk, Virginia Quillwork Eagle, late 18th century Wood, paper and paint Collection Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. N.M. Osborne 53.30.3 Published ReferencesWenham Museum Catalog, "An Introduction to Decoupage, etc.", Wenham, MA, Aug. 30-Sept. 17, 1954.
