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Fireplace surround from the Elizabeth E. Spooner house, Boston, Massachusetts
about 1880
Object Place: Probably China and the United States of America
Medium/Technique
Painted and gilt wood, porcelain tiles
Dimensions
Overall: 308.6 x 278.1 cm (121 1/2 x 109 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jan and Warren Adelson
Accession Number2008.1501
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Provenance1881, installed in Drawing Room of the Elizabeth E. Spooner House, 196 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston; by 1996, owned by David L. Petrovsky (antiques dealer) of Hudson, New York; 1996, purchased by Warren and Jan Adelson of Irvington, New York from Petrovsky; 2008, given by Warren and Jan Adelson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)