Hand Screen Panel
1718 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This panel would have been stretched and mounted into a wooden frame with a handle. It was intended to be held by a lady to shield her face from the heat of a fire. The initials of Dorcas Haines are embroidered above the central motif and the date is below.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woollen canvas embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Hand screen panel, English, woollen canvas embroidered with silk by Dorcas Haines, 1718. |
| Physical description | Embroidered with horizontal zig-zag patterns in shades of green, beige, red, grey-blue and black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | D H 1718 (The initials of Dorcas Haines and the date she embroidered the textile.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Graham Kerr |
| Summary | This panel would have been stretched and mounted into a wooden frame with a handle. It was intended to be held by a lady to shield her face from the heat of a fire. The initials of Dorcas Haines are embroidered above the central motif and the date is below. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.94-1934 |
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| Record created | November 17, 2004 |
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