Panoramic handscreen, Medium: paper, wood, bone, iron Technique: colored engraving on paper, turned wood handle, carved ivory fittings, A square handscreen with semi-circles cut away in each corner, and a black turned wood handle. The stiff outer area acts as a frame for a thin paper center, which contains seven views of a park, which can be rolled through the frame by means of ivory spindles on either side. By holding the handscreen up to the light, the scenes appear illuminated., France, ca. 1830, costume & accessories, Panoramic handscreen
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Panoramic handscreen, Medium, paper, wood, bone, iron Technique, colored engraving, paper, turned wood handle, carved ivory fittings, square handscreen, semi-circles cut away, corner, black turned wood handle, stiff outer area acts, frame, thin paper center, contains seven views, park, rolled, frame, means, ivory spindles, side, holding, handscreen up, light, scenes, illuminated, France, ca, 1830, costume & accessories, Panoramic handscreen
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