Fire screen seller, c1680, from Cries of London, (c1819?) mb-code 1239151 Ground floor shows a crowded

Ground floor shows a crowded room

with a basket full of lavender held over one arm

showing farm animals and the surrounding countryside

'On the Way to the Spring'

towering high above the galleries

Fire screen seller, c1680, from Cries of London, (c1819?) mb-code 1239151 Ground floor shows a crowdedFire screen seller, c1680, (c1819?). Fire screen seller of the late 17th century whose cry was 'I have Screenes if you desier to keep your Buty from ye fire'. He is holding up an example of his wares. Fire screens kept the heat of an open fire off your face while allowing you to warm the rest of your body. From Cries of London, (c1819?).