Medium:

Engraved, hand-colored and painted paper leaf, turned wood handle

Dimensions:

H x W: 45 x 24.7 cm (17 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Handscreen

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1770

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Handscreen with engraved and hand-colored design. Obverse: an oval medallion with three couples talking in front of a garden gate with a fountain behind, surrounded by hand-painted motifs of flowers, musical instruments, etc. Reverse: short dialogues from the play "Julia," numbered sequentially.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-24-b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47463e0b1-a1f9-4782-9b34-7c6bcd4aa6f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-24-b