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François Boucher - Fire Screen- The Sense of Taste - Google Art Project

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Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A fire screen or fireguard began as a form of furniture that acted as a shield between the occupants of a room and the fireplace, and its primary function was to reduce the discomfort of excessive heat from a log fire. Early firescreens were generally shaped as flat panels standing on attached feet, or as adjustable shield-shaped panels mounted on tripod table legs. Firescreens in the modern home have become decorative shields of sheet metal, glass, or wire mesh that can be placed in front of a fireplace opening to protect the room from open flames and flying embers that may be emitted by the fire. Fire screens were used to cover the fireplace when nothing was burning inside it, and make it look more decorative.

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1750 s interiors in art allegories of taste collections of the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum drawings by francois boucher in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum fire screens in france google art project works by francois boucher high resolution cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
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1750
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Fire screen

Any screen set in front of a fireplace to prevent flying sparks or embers from entering the room.
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Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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1750 s interiors in art allegories of taste collections of the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum drawings by francois boucher in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum fire screens in france google art project works by francois boucher high resolution cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum