Handscreen
Unknown Maker
Handscreen with a wide, octogonal silk leaf printed with a still life of neoclassical pottery, fruits, birds and feathers in the late 18th century style. Turned and gilded wood handle.
Credit: Gift of Gertrude Crownfield
late 19th century
Printed silk leaf, turned and gilded wood handle
1939-48-4-a
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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