Victorian Early Face Screen. On a cold winter nights in the formal parlors you would find women huddling by the raging fire gossiping about the lastest scandals of court. When the fire would get to hot or my lady would get to flush these would be used to shield their faces from the fire, or the heat from a gaze of a stranger

Made of ebonized paper mache with gilt handle Measurements are 15” long by 9” wide. Handpainted with flowers from the gardens and birds of paradise. It look beautiful on your dressing table displayed in a bud vase or hanging on the wall.