Face screen
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Cardboard, paint and wood
Measurements
360 x 225 x 15 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610031.1
Summary
One of a pair of French hand held face screens, consisting of a shaped oval board surmounted by cut-out eagle, painted grey handle with gilt banding. Grey silhouette of classical female figure on chariot pulled by two peacocks, pink ground, scrolling ivy and berry outer border. Circa 1820.
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/64 written in biro on the back of the fan