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
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.
