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Folding Fan1840s

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Fully opened folding fan with a printed figurative scene across the leaf and ivory or bone sticks carved with pierced scrolling filigree
Folding fan with ivory sticks, fully opened; painted paper leaf depicting figures in a garden scene in greens, blues, and browns, bordered by gilded rococo scrollwork; outer guards decorated with carved and gilt foliate designs.

Unknown, Folding Fan, 1840s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Evangeline D. Walker Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France or Spain
Date Made
1840s
Medium
Paper leaf, bone sticks, gilded metal loop, brass/ ivory rivet
Dimensions
Spread: 20 1/8 in. (51.12 cm) Length (Overall length): 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm) Length (Length of guard): 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm) Depth of leaf: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 5/16 in. (13.49 cm)
Credit Line
Evangeline D. Walker Bequest
Accession Number
M.78.108.13
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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