British or American, 18th century, the tripod stands now set with 19th century inlaid octagonal screens bearing floral embroidered panels, 35-1/4 x 13-1/2 x 20 in.
Provenance: Purchased by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 1954; Property deaccessioned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. These objects were never owned by Thomas Jefferson. They are not directly related to Thomas Jefferson or Monticello itself, and therefore fall outside the Foundation’s collections scope. Proceeds will be used to benefit the conservation and acquisitions fund.
Literature: This lot is illustrated in Susan R. Stein, The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello (Harry N. Abrams, New York City, 1993), photo of parlor, p. 72.
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Purchased by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 1954; Property deaccessioned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. These objects were never owned by Thomas Jefferson. They are not directly related to Thomas Jefferson or Monticello itself, and therefore fall outside the Foundation’s collections scope. Proceeds will be used to benefit the conservation and acquisitions fund.
later fabric panels with shattering, fading, and loss, screens with repairs to veneer checking, one stuck on pole with bottom ring loose, poles with typical wear from use and later surface, later glue at leg joints, one later but early spider brace, the other with embedded small bracket
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