Hand screen, England, ca. 1860
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1860
Hand screen, England, ca. 1860 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1860. The museum's brief description reads: Circular hand screen of embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks, England, ca.
1860. Museum 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.
The museum record gives measurements Diameter 9.5 in; place associated: England. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 9.5 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Embroidered silk canvas with coloured silks, silk braid with pearls, lined with watered silk, ivory
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Hand screen
- Museum object number
- T.231-1959
- Museum system number
- O316209
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.