Handscreen (France), ca. 1770 (CH 18227419)
Summary
Handscreen with engraved and hand-colored design. Obverse: an oval medallion with two couples talking in front of a garden gate with a fountain behind, surrounded by hand-painted motifs of flowers, musical instruments, etc. Reverse: short dialogues from the play "Julia," numbered sequentially.
Tags
Date
1600 - 1800
Source
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
public domain