I was wondering why there was a picture on a stand in front of the fireplace. Apparently it was to protect the faces of ladies. Coal fires produce a lot of infra-red radiation. In the past, ladies were expected to show that they had pale , untanned faces to show that they didn't have to work in the fields. Infra-red from the fire would cause the body to open the capillaries under the skin in the face and bring blood near the surface to lose thermal energy. The blood would make the face red. It is also said that the make-up was wax based and could melt. https://saffronwaldenmuseum.swmuseumsoc.org.uk/victorian-fire-screens/
