Face screen
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Cardboard and ebonised wood
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610035.1
Summary
A pair of hand held face screens, each consisting of a plain rectangular board with canted corners and turned ebonised handle. 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