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Handscreen (Italy)

This is a Handscreen. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1925. Its medium is leaf embroidered in silk, turned and carved wood handle. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 46 × 31 cm (18 1/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

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Handscreen (Italy); leaf embroidered in silk, turned and carved wood handle; H x W: 46 × 31 cm (18 1/8 × 12 3/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1925-2-56

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