intact late 19th century american victorian era hand-crafted solid cherry wood room divider arch segment with horseshoe opening. the interior "gingerbread" component was possibly fabricated by palmer, fuller & co., chicago, il. the chamfered edge segment contains completely intact stick-and-ball fretwork on each of the corners. original varnished finish largely intact. recently salvaged from the extant david c. cook residence, located in elgin, il. three matching units are available. david c. cook, founder of a prominent religious publishing operation, built the high victorian queen anne chateauesque style mansion on the corner of gifford and division streets in 1885. in 1945 the grand residence was converted (i.e., modernized and expanded) into the mary margaret nursing home and later renamed the bowes retirement center. fortunately, interior elegant furnishings located on both the first and second floors were left intact from the time of mr. cook's occupancy. the fate of the house remains uncertain. measures 54 x 2 x 40 inches.