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Folding Fancirca 1845

Not on view
Fully opened folding fan with cream carved bone sticks, black lacquered leaf decorated with silver scrollwork, and a central oval vignette painted with two standing figures
Folding fan with ivory sticks featuring pierced and engraved decoration, with a paper or fabric leaf printed in gray scrolling arabesques and three oval vignettes depicting figures in 19th-century dress, with a dark tassel at the pivot.
Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1845
Medium
Lithographed paper leaf, bone sticks, brass metallic loop and rivet, mother-of-pearl button, silk tassel
Dimensions
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 3/8 in. (13.65 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm) Spread: 19 1/2 in. (49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. C. Fjerdingstad
Accession Number
33.30.19
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles