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Each month, an object from the collection at Adams National Historical Park will be featured.

Hepplewhite Pole Fire Screens

March 20, 2026 Posted by: Lauren Whitley-Haney, Curatorial Intern

A set of two Hepplewhite fire screens. Abigail Adams likely purchased this set of pole fire screens in the late 1700s or early 1800s.

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