Medium:

Gilded and painted paper leaf, turned wood handle

Type:

costume & accessories

Handscreen

Possibly made in:

France

England

Date:

mid- 18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Handscreen with a gilded and hand-painted paper leaf. Obverse: rocaille, insects, flowers and blue and white porcelain. Reverse: a flowering branch with pink and blue blossoms. Turned wood handle.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1925-1-55

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq484d621e9-2540-4520-ad0e-8771a5e4fd51

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1925-1-55