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Handscreen (one of a pair)

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Handscreen (one of a pair), mid-19th century, Papier-mâché, black painted and gilded, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gilt wood…

Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Papier-mâché, black painted and gilded, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gilt wooden handle
Dimensions: 15 1/2 × 9 in. (39.4 × 22.9 cm)
Culture: British
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 10.125.405
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909

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