Handscreen

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Handscreen in the form of a mask, with a cluster of pastel-colored leaves gathered by a bowknot. The loops of the bow form the eye holes.Turned and carved wood handle.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Leaf embroidered in silk, turned and carved wood handle
Type
costume & accessories
Handscreen
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