Fireplace surround from the Elizabeth E. Spooner house, Boston, Massachusetts
about 1880
Object PlaceProbably China and the United States of America
Medium/TechniquePainted and gilt wood, porcelain tiles
DimensionsOverall: 308.6 x 278.1 cm (121 1/2 x 109 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jan and Warren Adelson
Accession number2008.1501
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On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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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)
about 1730
30 B.C.–A.D 364
late 1st century B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
about 1800
early 19th century
early 19th century