Hand Screen
ca. 1860 (made)
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Circular hand screen of embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks in tent stitch. With a design of a bouquet of flowers in a wicker basket against a background of white silk in tent stitch. Round the edge of the screen is a silk braid decorated with pearls and a 3.25 inches white silk fringe. The screen is lined with white watered silk. The handle is 7 inches long and is of ivory and has a 3.5 inches white silk tassel suspended from it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks, silk braid with pearls, lined with watered silk, ivory |
| Brief description | Circular hand screen of embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks, England, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Circular hand screen of embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks in tent stitch. With a design of a bouquet of flowers in a wicker basket against a background of white silk in tent stitch. Round the edge of the screen is a silk braid decorated with pearls and a 3.25 inches white silk fringe. The screen is lined with white watered silk. The handle is 7 inches long and is of ivory and has a 3.5 inches white silk tassel suspended from it. |
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| Credit line | Given by HM Queen Mary |
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| Accession number | T.231-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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