Firescreen
Artist
Edgar Brandt(French, 1880–1960)French, 1880–1960
CultureFrench
Titles
- Firescreen
Datec. 1925
PlaceFrance
MediumWrought iron and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 37 1/4 × 48 3/16 × 9in. (94.6 × 122.4 × 22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2001
Object number2001.257
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Defining Modern: European Design 1890-1935," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2001–November 11, 2001.
"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008–January 4, 2009.
"The Jazz Age: Art and Decoration in 1920s America," Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, April 7–August 20, 2017; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, September 30, 2017–January 14, 2018.
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Robert Adam
Commissioned 1764, made 1765
Limewood, pine, beech and gilding with later silk upholstery
2014.810
