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“I did the sanctuary of the St. Brendan Church in Shallotte with beautiful millwork,” said Setterfield, who also designed a 16-by-14-foot altar screen.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2015

Behind the altar screen was an invisible choir.

From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)

An altar screen and organ screen, from designs by Carter, were erected; but neither seems to have possessed much merit.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

It was hung in the middle of an open arcade—an altar screen no less a grace to the Temple because it might have embattled a fortress.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Farther east is a solid altar screen, classical in design, of wood, with a pediment, in which is a triangle surrounded by rays, enclosing certain Hebrew letters in gold.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)




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