Face screen
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Cardboard and ebonised wood
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610035
Summary
Four hand held face screens, with plain rectangular boards with varying shaped corners and turned ebonised handles. Deep pink (faded), applied gilt edging. 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/069/1/B has ATT/V/69 written in biro on the back of the fan