Hand Screen

Date1800-1820

Terms

Fans
Watercolors
Paper
Maple

Dimensions38.74 × 24.76 cm (15 1/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit LineFire Screen, America, 1800-1820. Concord Museum Collectoin, Gift of Alexander F. Law; Per1148.1.

Object numberPER1148.1

DescriptionA fan composed of a turned wooden handle and a cardboard mount. The handle is varnished and painted with a vine motif. The cardboard is yellow and decorated with a basket in brown, filled with strawberries, plums, grapes, blueberries and blueberry blossoms. Decorated at top and sides with three scroll designs, possibly representing ferns. Backed with wallpaper. Watercolor on card stock, gilt paper; turned and painted maple.

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