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FAN

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The fan is constructed of mother of pearl sticks and guards with an incised floral pattern. The body of the fan is silk to which a hand tinted lithograph has been applied. The print depicts a pastoral scene in the style of Boucher with a man playing a flute and a seated woman in a landscape with sheep. The outer edges of the scene are handpainted in watercolor and gold with scrolls, vines and flourishes.

Object name:
FAN
Made from:
Paper -- mother of pearl -- watercolor -- metal
Made in:
EUROPE
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
26.4 x 51.1 cm (10 3/8 x 20 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
49.23
Class:
ACCESSORY
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE BLD under scene in script 2158 at left of scene
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973