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Fire screen, 2007.24.503, 7.5" x 10.75", by Mary Hawks, 1813-18. Image courtesy of Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association/Memorial Hall Museum.

About this Image

This is the back of the fire screen painted by Mary Hawks while a pupil at Deerfield Academy. Embellished with foliage and reflective gold foil along the edges, for the central image she probably copied an English or Scottish print.