A handscreen, the satin leaf engraved with a bird's eye view of The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, the metal mount set with two enamelled escutcheons with The Prince of Wales's crest and the arms of Newcastle, and backed with mother of pearl, the handle set with peridots, (one missing, leaf worn)

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A handscreen, the satin leaf engraved with a bird's eye view of The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, the metal mount set with two enamelled escutcheons with The Prince of Wales's crest and the arms of Newcastle, and backed with mother of pearl, the handle set with peridots, (one missing, leaf worn)
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Presented to H.L.M. Queen Alexandra when Princess of Wales, 20 June 1900, at the laying of the foundation stone fo the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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