What styles are common in vintage partition screens?

The inventory records Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Chinoiserie, and Persian Revival styles. Geographic influences span from British country house pieces to Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, and Anglo-Indian workshops.

What materials make up these screens?

Frames employ woods such as mahogany, oak, walnut, and hardwood, frequently paired with brass hardware. Infill materials include lacquer, glass, fabric, needlepoint, leather, and hand-painted panels.

How do I date a folding screen?

Dating relies on stylistic markers, construction techniques, and materials characteristic of specific periods like the eighteenth century or the 1920s. Art Nouveau whiplash lines, Arts and Crafts ebonised oak, and Victorian needlepoint each point to distinct eras of manufacture.