Concept information
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
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HC5QF80Z-5
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