Face screen
Alphonse Giroux et Cie (founded 1799)
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Cardboard, muslin and wood
Measurements
355 x 220 x 2 mm
Place of origin
St.Honore
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610027.1
Summary
One of three French hand held face screens, consisting of a flat oblong board with concave corners and turned ebonised handle. Hand coloured print of Place de Vendome, a statue of Napoleon to front. Muslin backing to cut out rectangle for a sliding picture (missing). Gilt edging. A small printed maker's label pasted on the reverse bears the maker's details: 'A.Giroux and Cie. Rue du Coq St.Honore a Paris'. Circa 1830.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
ATT/V/58 written in biro on the back of the fan
Makers and roles
Alphonse Giroux et Cie (founded 1799)