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English: Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1760   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1760
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English: Pleated fan with painted leaf. The obverse mount shows a pastoral scene with a central group of a woman and a boy with two putti, one holding a torch. To the left is a girl and boy near a tree and on the right, a child plays with a dog. Gilt border with urns and wreaths. The reverse shows a girl seated under a tree and has a pink and blue floral border. Sticks have carved openwork (à jour) with figures of a man, woman, and putti, silvered and gilt. Guards have oval medallions with portraits of a man and woman, each holding a fan in an articulated arm made of painted ivory that moves using a lever to cover and uncover the face.
Date circa 1760
date QS:P571,+1760-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium parchment leaf painted with gouache; pierced and gilded ivory sticks with glass
Dimensions H x W: 29 x 52 cm (11 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
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Accession number
1931-6-116
Credit line Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
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  • Type: Pleated fan
  • Country: France
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