Handscreen, mid- 18th century (CH 18314313)
Summary
Handscreen with paper lear and turned wood handle. Obverse: scrolling cartouche with an interior scene showing a seated woman counting money while a standing woman passes an envelope to a messenger. Reverse: scrolling cartouche with rocaille and the poem "Femme Adroite."
Tags
Date
1700 - 1800
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
public domain