Face screen
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Cardboard, paint and giltwood
Measurements
370 x 250 x 15 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610032.2
Summary
One of a pair of hand held face screens, consisting of a rococo shaped board and turned giltwood handle. Applied embossed gilt scroll borders to central cartouche containing a hand painted Japanese female walking in a garden and holding an umbrella over her head. Possibly made in France, 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/68 written in biro on the back of the fan