Firescreen
Object type: Firescreen
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Samuel Phippen
Artist bio: ca. 1744–1798
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1785–95
Medium: Mahogany, holly, ebony
Dimensions: 61 1/2 x 21 x 18 1/4 in. (156.2 x 53.3 x 46.4 cm)
Geography: Made in Salem   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. A. Goodwin Cooke, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Frederic  C. Munroe, and Purchase, Clara Lloyd-Smith Weber Gift and Friends of  the American Wing Fund, 1977
Accession year: 1977