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Furnishings > Dummy board figures

Preferred term

Dummy board figures  

Definition

  • Representations of people painted on thin wood (rarely, on canvas); cut out to give a lifelike effect; probably originated Low Countries; used late 17th c. England as firescreens; popular as decorations mid-18th c.; imitated 19th/20th cs.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DOOR PORTERS
  • FIRE BOARDS, DUMMY BOARD FIGURES
  • Fireboards, dummy board figures
  • FIRE SCREENS, DUMMY BOARD FIGURES
  • FIRESCREENS, DUMMY BOARD FIGURES
  • PICTURE BOARDS
  • SILENT COMPANIONS

Notation

  • 114733

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HC5QF80Z-5

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