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Candle screen in two parts and case (case)
sablé
French
late 18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Wood covered with beadwork (strung glass beads); sablé
Dimensions
6.4 x 12.7 cm (2 1/2 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2281a
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHinged wood case covered with strung glass beads (called sablé) held together with looping stitches. Polychrome design on white ground of shepherdess with crook and dog on hind legs, standing piper and dog on hind legs in landscape, swags and cartouches above, flowers on top. Case contains cockade candle screen with green silk leaf with white paper binding, steel buttons and guards; steel handle with spring. Case lined with green paper; catch opening.